A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers' education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. Many of the women who enroll come from countries that discourage women from driving or working outside their home.
While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.
On March 11 at the Carter Center, a multigenerational group of women found that a lot has changed in the decade since the release of President Carter's A Call to Action — namely, that many women now view progress on the hyper-local level as vital as that of the "big picture."
With NCAA brackets formed, the college basketball tournaments dubbed March Madness because of its drama begin this week. Here are some highlights to watch for as the men's and women's games begin.
Women from different Indigenous nationalities traveled from their territories to Puyo, Ecuador on March 8 to march through the city's streets as they do every year on International Women's Day
Mujeres de diferentes nacionalidades indígenas viajaron desde sus territorios a Puyo, Ecuador, para marchar por las calles de la ciudad como lo hacen cada año en el Día Internacional de la Mujer.
A glimpse at the world of women bullfighters in Mexico City, as the spectacle makes its return two years after a judge banned it — generating excitement from fans and criticism over animal cruelty.
In a rare admission, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country's birth rate is too low. Experts see no working solution for a looming population crisis.
The three-day event at Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center included dozens of speakers and topics ranging from human rights to entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, hair sculpting and fireflies.
Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.
They were sentenced for up to 10 years for violating anti-abortion laws. Some say their pregnancy was a result of rape. Rwanda has now liberalized its abortion laws and pardoned hundreds of the women.
Female rappers have been a part of hip-hop since its debut. At hip-hop's 50th anniversary, female rappers are taking their moment to shine – while still demanding respect and facing decades-old challenges.
Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is funding efforts to elect more women to public office through her company, Pivotal Ventures.