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Jill Biden is recognizing 15 young women as part of an inaugural “Girls Leading Change” event at the White House timed to coincide with the International Day of the Girl Child. The honorees, the White House announced Wednesday, were selected by the White House Gender Policy Council for their efforts “leading change and shaping a brighter future in their communities across the United States.”
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Audacious rights campaigner was exposed to political activism—and the threat of prison—at an early age
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Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds
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Originally published by Jeanna Smialek for the New York Times The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to Claudia Goldin, a Harvard professor, for advancing the world’s understanding of women’s progress in…
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The struggle women face landing senior leadership roles in corporate America is commonly blamed on the "glass ceiling" — the metaphorical gender barrier that blocked their ascent to the highest levels of management. Yet new research indicates that the problems for women in the workforce begin far lower down the professional ladder.
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Originally published by for The Washingtonian Power is a concept synonymous with DC—in its symbolism, its offices, its people. Many Washingtonians hold power by virtue of their positions, titles, and affiliations.
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When Dianne Feinstein was elected in 1992, only two women were in the U.S. Senate. There were 25 on the day she died.
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Originally published by Win Hammond for Carolina News and Reporter Sen. Katrina Shealy was elected to the state Senate 11 years ago. She was then the only woman. “There were 45…
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If there’s one thing you hear more these days from women across South Carolina, it’s this: “I am sick and tired of men telling us what to do – what to do with our bodies, what to do with our brains, what to do with our lives.” So more women are getting active. If they win more elections, South Carolina will be better off.
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Originally published by Rayna Reid Rayford for Essence Lifelong Virginian Kimberly Pope Adams is vying for elected office in Virginia’s House of Delegates to serve the 82nd District,…