In Washington, about 50 of the city’s 160 monuments and memorials include female figures. A city council member has introduced legislation to remedy that with eight statues honoring women, people of color, and hometown heroes
A business in Washington, D.C., is working to empower women who have been victims of gender-based violence by targeting the growing number of consumers who are socially and environmentally conscious
Some Indian women say the battle for gender equality should not be fought in temples
Two women named Bindu and Kanakadurga in their early 40s, entered the Sabarimala shrine to pray Lord Ayyappa with the help.of police breaking a religious taboo that prohibited women of menstrual age from visiting the shrine which is situated on a hilltop.For libetals it’s an important day in the history for the women not just in the southern Indian state of Kerala but for the Indian women also.For conservatives it’s a sad day for the Hindus
In India’s northern Haryana state, a campaign that aims to empower women and give them equal status in a deeply patriarchal society is encouraging residents in scores of villages to display their daughters names outside their village homes
FIFA’s statutes prohibit gender discrimination, though its leaders typically avoid publicly criticizing Iran’s government
Bongiwe Ndondo from Joint Gender Fund acknowledged government’s commitment towards meeting the demands presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the #TotalShutdown march