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What Obama should know about women in the Philippines
From the aggressive promoter-in-chief of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the defender-in-chief of Syrian refugees to the funny moderator-in-chief in a climate change panel, President Barack Obama has...
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Women will start earning as much money as men do ... in 2133
Working women of the world, the news is not good.Snail-like progress in closing the gender pay gap means it will probably take another 118 years before women enjoy the same income as men for similar...
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Who's afraid of Simone de Beauvoir? How a national exam had millions of...
At the end of October, 7 million young people had to sit and think about the persistence of violence against women in Brazil. This was the essay theme of the National High School Exam — a Brazilian...
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Women 'still much less visible in media'
Women are much less visible in the media than men, the latest Global Media Monitoring Project study says.Research by the organization found women only make up 24 percent of people heard about in the...
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Some of the earliest fighters for women's rights star in a new movie,...
In the 2012 US presidential election, just 53.6 percent of eligible voters went to the polls. The United Kingdom did a bit better when it held national elections last May: About 66 percent of the...
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New Zealand has a dark secret, female politicians say
New Zealand, the southern Pacific island chain known for being the stunning backdrop for The Lord of the Rings films, has an unpleasant truth to contend with: its rates of sexual violence and assault...
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Despite ruling, abortion is mostly illegal in Northern Ireland. And clinic...
Heather Low knows that on any given work day, she can expect to be confronted by protesters outside the building where she works. “They were outside today," she says. "Usually there’s two or three...
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Kenyan rapper Stella Mwangi means business
Kenyan-born rapper Stella Mwangi is a strong businesswoman.And that’s why we chose her song “Biashara” to be the anthem for the upcoming Across Women’s Lives series from Kenya on women and...
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Was the founder of Communism a womanizer?
There are many things known about Friedrich Engels, one of the co-founders of Marxist theory. He was a philosopher, co-author of "The Communist Manifesto," and also, according to author Gavin McCrea, a...
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There's a raging controversy over Princess Leia's bikini
The costume wasn’t on screen for very long — but it has become legendary. In “Return of the Jedi,” Princess Leia is captured trying to rescue Han Solo from the lascivious slug monster Jabba the Hutt....
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A first: women voting and running in local Saudi elections. Is it real or...
Saudi activist and women's health researcher Hala Aldosari is excited about next weekend's elections in Saudi Arabia.It will be the first time women will be able to stand side-by-side with men as...
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Indiana attorney general stands by conviction of Purvi Patel for feticide and...
Thirty-five-year-old Purvi Patel, the daughter of Indian immigrants, has now served eight months of a 46-year sentence at the Indiana Women’s Prison. In October, Patel lodged an appeal of that...
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Why we need more shame-free TV characters who reflect the reality of abortion
During the second season of AMC’s "Halt and Catch Fire," Donna Clark, a computer engineer and mother of two, makes a decision one in three women will make in her lifetime. She has an abortion.It’s not...
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Her resort is a refuge from more than just stress
The Indonesian province of Aceh is known to many as the place devastated by a tsunami in 2004. But in Indonesia, it’s also known for its conservative religious beliefs. A peace accord signed with...
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How does your life stack up against a Kenyan woman's?
The Across Women's Lives team is currently on the ground in Kenya reporting stories about women and entrepreneurship for a special series we're calling #OwningIt.You might already know that Kenya...
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In Africa's largest slum, these girls saved to solve a problem
The girls from the Nairobi slum of Kibera had a problem. Government wasn't coming to their aid. Instead, they banded together to solve it. For 15-year-old Halima Mohammed, the problem began with...
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Happy for the right to vote, now Saudi women vie for real democracy
Fawziah Albakr voted on Sunday for the first time in her country's history. The Riyadh resident, a professor of sociology at King Saud Univeristy, says she always knew that one day women would be able...
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#SheMadeIt: Women are making cool stuff, worldwide
As the Across Women's Lives team reports on women making career moves in Kenya this week, we'll also highlight female business owners from around the world.Our week-long She Made It project will...
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Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu's sustainable shoes are lifting up her Addis Ababa...
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu's soleRebels shoes are more than a fashionable addition to your wardrobe. They're a vote of confidence in a kinder kind of company.SoleRebels is an Ethiopian business that touts...
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In Kenya, so much depends on the orange flesh sweet potato
There is a superstition in western Kenya, in the lush area that borders Lake Victoria. If you are a woman and become pregnant, you do not talk about it because if you do, you will lose your child.The...
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