Empowerment has become a ubiquitous buzzword in part because it’s hard to oppose it. It’s a slippery feel-good term that different people—with different goals—can adapt to their own agendas. It allows ...

Attitudes began to change starting in December 2023, when Oxfam and a consortium of partners came together to implement a ...

SALISBURY — A lack of formal education on her body’s physical development impacted Jante “Janet” Gibson-Bryant in ways that she wanted to make sure other young women were equipped with the knowledge ...

Bernessa Nuria Ahmed, Women’s Empowerment Network Leader and Regional Channel Manager for AME, from Ghana, speaks about the ripple effect of empowerment: Bernessa Nuria Ahmed: Aside from the fear of ...

In 2020, many lost their social lives due to the pandemic, which made an already difficult environment as a freshman in college that much harder. This was the case for Sarah Park, former president of ...

ALANA WILLIAMS, WHO I’VE BEEN LED DOWN, YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN OVERLOOKED, NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE. 17 WOMEN CROSSING THE STAGE. IT WAS A HASSLE, BUT I MADE IT THROUGH IT, THOUGH. I MADE IT ...

In Pakistan, women comprise 49 percent of the population, but in the South Punjab manufacturing region, workplaces weren’t necessarily female friendly. To shift that paradigm, global manufacturing ...

Hyderabad: The state government has taken a significant step towards the economic and social empowerment of rural women. On ...

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Empowered Women Empower Women" during the second annual Women's March Chicago in Chicago, on Jan. 20, 2018. Credit - Christopher Dilts—Bloomberg via Getty ...