How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall
The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional ...
Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when leading suffragist Alice Paul first ...
NerdWallet6d
41 Small-Business Grants for Women
Business grants for women can help you grow your business for free, as opposed to small-business loans or other types of debt-based funding that you must pay back. But competition for small ...
The Oklahoman16d
Before women were allowed to vote, two were the first to be elected to state Legislature
It was a first for Oklahoma, but doubly so, when the first women were elected to serve in the 1920-22 Legislature. Bessie Simison McColgin was the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of ...
Indiatimes18d
Reality of Gurgaon life: Work hard and give it all to landlord as rent, says netizen
A Reddit user recently shared a video showcasing the contrasting realities of life in Gurugram. While the video highlights the gleaming cybercity with its tech hubs and metro accessibility, it also ...
Runner's World20d
23 best women’s running shorts, tested by our editors
Whatever time of year, one fact remains the same: finding women's running shorts that are flattering, chafe-free, stay in place and have enough pockets to store your essentials (more pockets ...
CNN20d
Fewer women will serve on Capitol Hill, but they’re setting new records in the states
“It was a sea change,” said Jessica Mackler, the president of EMILY’s List, which formed in 1985 to help elect Democratic women who support abortion rights. “As those women come into ...
The Independent20d
Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... Heather Barr, the interim deputy director of women’s rights at Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “People have ...
Sports Illustrated22d
Purdue Women's Basketball Commit Kira Reynolds Makes Indiana Basketball History
Purdue women's basketball commit and South Bend Washington star Kira Reynolds made Indiana high school basketball history in her senior season. By the time her career is over, South Bend ...
UN News Centre22d
‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan’s recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to ...
Associated Press22d
The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
the latest crackdown on women’s rights since they took power in August 2021. The announcement comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they ...
CBC.ca22d
Taliban to close all NGOs employing Afghan women
Canada condemns latest rollback of women's rights by Taliban regime in Afghanistan According to Tom Fletcher, a senior UN official, the proportion of humanitarian organizations reporting that ...