For the last four years, the U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year with an American woman on the reverse side. Former Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.-12), introduced the Circulating Collectible ...

The woman and girl child of African descent embodies strength, resilience, and untapped potential, yet they remain among the most marginalized groups globally due to the intersection of racial, gender ...

As part of the column ‘Women by Women: A Shared Vision,’ created to expand on the theme of our Global open call, we spoke with Sarah Waiswa, founder of African Women in Photography (AWiP)—an ...

Kate Gannon receives funding from the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. She is also supported ...

International African Women’s Day on July 31 recognizes the contribution of African women toward political, social, and economic freedom on the continent. But gender equality is still not a reality ...

Learn about Mae Reeves, Anna Bissell, Estée Lauder, Maggie Walker, and Sara Sunshine—five women from Smithsonian collections who ran businesses and made history. Meredith Herndon Mae Reeves stands on ...

University of Johannesburg provides support as an endorsing partner of The Conversation AFRICA. It refers to the systemic inequalities between women and men in accessing, using and benefiting from ...

Amnesty International on Friday lauded the Central African Republic’s ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, also known as ...

With initiatives like WIBI demonstrating measurable results, the path forward is clearer than ever: When women have the tools they need, entire economies accelerate.What is becoming increasingly clear ...