Trump’s New “Global Gag Rule” is Much, Much More Far Reaching than George W. Bush’s PolicyPresident Trump yesterday signed a presidential memorandum re-instating the Global Gag Rule. For most of the day yesterday the actual...
This One Paragraph Shows How Harmful the Global Gag Rule is to Fighting HIV/AIDS and Preventing AbortionAs expected, Donald Trump has re-instated a US government policy known at the “Global Gag Rule.” This is a restriction...
11 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2017These are the trends, events, elections and happenings that will drive the global conversation in 2017. Welcome to our annual...
A Party Where People Write Women into History, LiterallyWhat do Baton Rouge protestor Ieshia Evans, World War Two codebreaker Helen Nibouar, and Beyonce songwriter Carla Marie Williams have...
Will President Donald Trump eliminate access to healthcare for some of the poorest women on the planet?One of the first foreign policy moves of President elect Donald Trump may be to eliminate access to healthcare for...
Samantha Power: “It is not hard to understand why some people feel let down that a woman was not chosen as the next UN Secretary-General.”Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United...
This survey shows shows that endemic sexism harms both expectant mothers and the women who care for themMotherhood is still deadly for far too many women. In 2015, an estimated 303,000 women died in childbirth. Many more...
These Two Political Trailblazers Have Advice for Future Female LeadersThe role of women leaders is a hot topic around the UN, with the first female presidential candidate of a...
5 Stories to Follow During UN WeekIt’s that time of year! World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week for the start of the...