Countries are Getting Rid of their “Marry the Rapist” LawsLebanon recently became the latest Arab state to repeal laws on the books that allowed rapists to escape punishment…if they...
What The Saga of the Afghanistan Girls Robotics Team Can Teach Us About Girls Education Worldwide16 years ago, a girls’ robotics team from Afghanistan could not even exist. During the brutal rule of the Taliban, Afghan...
Every day 41,000 girls are married under the age of 18. A new World Bank report shows the economic impact of this problemCan you imagine what it would be like to be married at the age of 15? Married before you have...
A new UN report just calculated the percentage of women who can’t find work because of sexismDo women participate in the workforce at the same rate as men? No, they don’t. Globally, the workforce participation rate...
Why Do Men Harass Women on the Street? A New UN Study Offers An ExplanationWhy do men harass women on the street? How prevalent is catcalling, ogling and stalking? And what do women think...
