Women's History and Empowerment

ISTANBUL — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for anti-government protests, demanding amid a heavy police presence the reversal of recent decisions by Turkey's president that...

PARIS — French society is at a “turning point” for women’s rights within the male-dominated sports world, the country’s sports minister said this week amid a wave of protests from female journalists...

CAMEROON, Cameroon — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a hotly debated final document adopted Friday night...

Canadian filmmaker Emma Seligman says she's grown up alongside "Shiva Baby" as the coming-of-age comedy catapulted from a school assignment into a festival-feted feature.When she wrote the first draft...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making the case Wednesday that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy, bringing members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White...

CAMEROON, Cameroon — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality should be tackling the yawning gap between men and women when it comes to political leadership and ensuring women have...

Sitting on a park bench, grinning from ear to ear, 69-year-old Mary Lollar proclaims, “I’m crazy, I’m nuts, I’m always in a good mood and driving people crazy.” Spend some time with her and...

TORONTO — A new survey has found rising mental health concerns among Canada’s working women one year into the pandemic, particularly among mothers. The Pollara Strategic Insights poll conducted on...

NEW YORK  --- Beyonce and Taylor Swift had a historic night at the Grammys, where the top four awards were won by female acts. Swift became the first female performer to win album of the year three...