It’s been just 53 years since the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the then-governing body of track and field and distance running, lifted the ban on women taking part in marathons. The following year, ...

International Women’s Day is a moment to reflect not only on progress in gender equality, but the economic systems that shape opportunities available to women. Trade is one of the most powerful of ...

UN Women had shared that in 1972, to mark its 25th anniversary, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) recommended that 1975 be designated International ...

Petts, Ball State University, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality (PDF). [Acknowledgement: The authors greatly appreciate ...

Many IWD corporate events were labelled with the wrong slogan as organizations were keen to show their support gender progress, but the data shows a very different story.

Assessing progress towards gender equality in international institutions, Dr. Vidaurri suggests that both objective and subjective indicators should be applied. While objective indicators, such as the ...

From structural bias and caregiving pressures to confidence gaps, outdated assumptions and lack of senior representation — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shaping the Future of Work Through Leadership, Culture, and Inclusion. International Women's Day (March 8 th) is an annual ...

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that gender inequality exists in the U.S. But there is stark disagreement about how pervasive the issue is ...

In the last 50 years, women have been seeking gender equality. We have been moving into the public sphere reserved for men since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, continually pushing for ...

For ALL Women and Girls,” calls on governments, institutions, communities and individuals to move beyond promises and ensure that every woman and girl in all their diversity fully enjoys her rights, ...

Open Scholarship encompasses open access to scientific information, open data, open educational resources and all other forms of openness in the modern scholarly and research environment and has ...