Gender Equity

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, existing structural and socio-economic inequities in Nepal excluded most adolescent girls from schooling. More than 80 percent of girls who have left school did not find the support…

Nearly half of Black women report anxiety when walking alone at night, according to a poll from the Gallup Center for Black Voices. These safety issues plague communities where many Black…

The importance of land rights as a means for women’s empowerment is fairly evident, as it provides women with financial security, shelter, income, and livelihood opportunities. But how does the existing legal…

Young girls who embrace the role of a successful female scientist, like Marie Curie, persist longer at a challenging science game, a new study shows. The research suggests science role-playing…

“Parenthood affects men and women differently and the gender gap in earnings is still evident up to 10 years after the first birth.”…

Women who work in agriculture face significant inequalities, and the climate crisis is only making the situation worse.

The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult responsibilities, including forced…

It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, fields. Nationally, in 2019, women made up 48% of the workforce, but just 27% of STEM workers.…

Since Hillary Clinton’s spearheading of what she called a “gender data revolution” in 2014, numerous initiatives have been launched to generate more and better data on the lives of women and girls.…

The findings, which appear in the journal Contraception, suggest that inaccurate knowledge of abortion laws could be an additional barrier to care in environments that are hostile toward abortion. “Women have…

The social sector must recognize the full humanity, gifts, and genius of women of color leaders and the vital role support programs play in their well-being.

Being exposed to gender-based violence (GBV) is a harrowing burden that millions face every day, with 1 in 3 women globally having experienced physical and/or sexual violence. In South Africa, where rates…