In many countries around the globe, women tend to be the ones using and managing water in the home day to day. According to a report UNICEF released in 2012, women in 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa spend a combined total of at least 16 million hours each day collecting drinking water, compared with 6…
Month: March 2019
The Women Who Are Clearing Minefields in Sri Lanka
It has been nearly 10 years since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, a horrific conflict that lasted more than 25 years and claimed an estimated 100,000 lives. A decade later, land mines and unexploded ordnance still litter the northern landscape, endangering those who are trying to return to their previous lives. This…
What Are the Biggest Problems Facing Women Today?
This article outlines the responses of several interesting American women – including a feminist writer, media host, historian, US lawmakers and presidential candidates – to the following questions: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing women in the U.S. today? And what do you think is the biggest challenge facing women internationally today?…
Breaking the Ice Ceiling: Women Working in Antarctica Today
For years, Antarctica was a hostile place for women, and they faced significant political and social obstacles if they wanted to go. Antarctica was — and still remains — a masculine realm in popular imagination: never permanently inhabited, beautiful but hostile. Today, more women are taking roles as base commanders, expedition leaders, heavy equipment operators,…
International Women’s Day 2019
Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8th. The last few years have arguably been some of the most tumultuous and empowering times for women in recent history, as we grapple with extreme challenges for women’s rights, and celebrate huge strides in women’s achievements. Given these dramatic changes, perhaps it’s…
Only 6 Countries Give Women the Same Work Rights as Men. The U.S. Isn’t One of Them.
A decade ago, no country in the world treated men and women equally under the law, according to a gender equality index from the World Bank. Today, only six countries do — and the United States isn’t one of them. Find out which countries treat men and women equally – and where the US ranked…
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