Gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024 shows that, at the current rate of progress, women will have to wait around 131 years to close the overall gender gap with men. This is not nearly fast enough. What’s holding equality back? Some of the strongest forces behind persistent gender gaps are harmful social norms and […]

Women Empowerment: The Lesser Known Legacy of Dr. Ambedkar

His greatest contribution was playing a key role in drafting the Hindu Marriage Bill. April 14 marks the 133rd birth anniversary of Ambedkar, the greatest statesman and social and economic reformer of modern India. His vision needs to be seriously studied on many issues that are still challenges for an inclusive and equitable order. Amrit […]

Progress in Women Empowerment in India: An Unfinished Journey

Though women are in a better position than they were a few years ago, there is still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the country, leading women in sports said at a seminar in Hyderabad. “Women’s safety remains a major limiting factor, with parents feeling uneasy about sending their daughters out […]

Alumni participate in university’s first women’s empowerment summit

On March 26, before a packed house of more than 150 students, a panel of notable women kicked off the university’s inaugural Women’s Empowerment Summit, discussing their professional careers and how they overcame obstacles along the way to success. The Impactful Women panel sparked a series of events at the Marano Campus Center that also […]

YWCA Hosts Women’s Empowerment Day Event at Colorado State Capitol

The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 16th from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. DENVER — The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Boulder County will host a women’s empowerment event Tuesday at the Colorado State Capitol. The event is scheduled to run from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group is […]

Bay FC to host women’s empowerment night on Sunday, April 14

Bay Area female entrepreneurs, businesswomen and community organizations will be recognized when Bay FC takes on Seattle Reign FC at PayPal Park. SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2024) – Bay FC, the new women’s professional soccer team representing the Bay Area in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), will kick off their inaugural season of themed […]

Singer Raheem Devaughn hosts women’s empowerment luncheon in Birmingham

From left: Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, BCRI President and CEO Dejuana Thompson, and singer-songwriter Raheem DeVaughn. (Courtesy of Jaedon Holloway Talley, The Birmingham Times) Jadon Holloway-Talley | The Birmingham Times Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Raheem DeVaughn not only performed at the Alabama Theatre last week, but he also visited Birmingham to give back. The day after Wednesday’s […]

“Women empowerment starts with women coming together,” says Gul Panag |

Actor Gul Panag, at an event in Dehradun, spoke about women empowerment and how women as a collective can empower each other for their health and wellbeing.Gul Panag was present at a FICCI event on Saturday.Speaking to ANI, she said, “Women empowerment starts with women coming together. When I’m with women, I feel empowered too […]

Allstate Be You Women’s Empowerment Series

Story Link During the 2023 football regular season, the Big 12 Conference launched a special Big 12 Homecoming series to welcome the four new schools to the conference. Big 12 Homecoming began in Houston and ended with BYU after visiting Cincinnati and UCF. The Big 12 partnered with Allstate during Big 12 Homecoming to […]