women

March, women’s history month, closes with the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and against the background of significant setbacks on the empowerment of women caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From our seats in the General Assembly and our screens at...

"This is not a novel, but an autobiographical book that originates from the very painful memory of a child that I lost when I was seven months pregnant. But this work is also an opportunity to talk about maternity, as...

It will be imperative to have multilateral cooperation between countries in which FGM is performed in order to have “efficient intervention” against this phenomenon that “ the physical integrity of women in general and girls in particular,” says Burkina Faso’s...

Here I go! I showed up curious at the Italian Cultural Institute at Park Avenue, Thursday February 7, 2019. Hard copy in hands, I waited for Elena Favilli to sign my Italian copy of “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls”...

After all, the global humanitarian crisis we currently face -- with 65 million people, the greatest number since WWII, displaced around the world -- is deeply gendered. Despite making up an historic 80 percent of that figure, women and girls...

Loss is not something unfamiliar to those in the countries I visited, especially in Niger.  Loss is an everyday occurrence with its difficult feelings, unreliable outbursts, and harrowing birthmarks. Loss is as uncontrollable as the desert.

The "Global Call for New Music" will involve women composers and creators of all ages, nationalities and artistic backgrounds. Promoted by United Voices 4 Peace, it is an important step to enhance women's talent and improve women's participation and empowerment.

March 8 is an important date to reflect on why the United States never had a woman as their Commander in Chief. One pundit suggested that if the US has not elected a woman president yet, it certainly isn’t for...