Muslim Women in Indonesia Ignite Change
Muslim Women in Indonesia Ignite Change. Muslim Women started a movement in Indonesia using their voices to ignite change. By Erin Pedersen Background. Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. Five years ago, a groupRead More »
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. Netflix’s spin-off of The Addams Family, Wednesday, has been celebrated for its cast of mostly Latine actors. Jenna Ortega’s lead role as Wednesday defies the odds against latine representation in showsRead More »
6 of the Top 100 Influential Women Today
6 of the Top 100 Influential Women Today. The BBC has revealed its list of 100 influential women from around the world for 2022. Taisia Bekbulatova, Lina Abu Akleh, Sarah Chan, Ainura Sagyn, Erika Hilton, andRead More »
Protests in Poland Call for New Abortion Laws
Protests in Poland Call for New Abortion Laws. Thousands of people in Poland protested the death of a 30-year-old mother who died of sepsis 22 weeks into her pregnancy. The protests prompted government officials to proposeRead More »
Peace Agreements: More Likely When Women Are Included in Negotiations
Peace Agreements: More Likely When Women Are Included in Negotiations. Evidence shows that when women are included in negotiations, peace agreements are more likely to be reached and sustained. Nada Aswad, Suzan Hemmi, and Amal KabashiRead More »
The World’s First Woman Dummy is being used in Sweden for Crash Testing
World's First Woman Dummy used in Sweden for Crash Testing. Since the 1970s, the most commonly used crash dummy represents an average-sized adult man, despite women being 73% more likely to be injured in a carRead More »
Women in New Zealand Parliament Outnumber Men for the First Time
Women in New Zealand Parliament OutNumber Men for the First Time. On October 25th, new lawmakers were sworn into New Zealand's Parliament shifting the gender balance to women being the majority. The percentage of women inRead More »
Bosnian Women March to End Femicide
Bosnian Women March to End Femicide. The strangling of a 32-year-old-woman by her husband sparked marches throughout Bosnia, calling attention to Femicide. Demonstrators are asking the Bosnian government to bring femicide to legislation and make itRead More »
Iran’s Women Revolution in Quotes
Iran’s “Women Revolution” in Quotes. Women across Iran have been protesting the country's repressive regime for over a month. Protests were prompted by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained for not properlyRead More »
Afghan Women Protest in Response to Kabul Bombing
Afghan Women Protest in Response to Kabul Bombing. A suicide attack killed 46 girls and women as they sat to take an exam at an education center in Kabul. Now women and men are protesting asRead More »
Srishti Bakshi Wins ‘Changemaker’ Award at UN
Srishti Bakshi Wins ‘Changemaker’ Award at UN. Srishti Bakshi, a women’s rights activist from India, received the ‘Changemaker’ award for “confronting gender-based violence.”By Erin Pedersen Action Against Gender-Based Violence. A women’s rights activist from India, SrishtiRead More »
Megan Piphus is Sesame Street’s First Black Female Puppeteer
Megan Piphus is Sesame Street's First Black Female Puppeteer. In September 2021, Megan Piphus Peace was cast in Sesame Street playing the role of Gabrielle, a 6-year-old puppet. In 52 years of the show airing, sheRead More »
Afghan Women Making Waves #2
Afghan Women Making Waves. It's been one year since the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan. Their presence has affected women's rights in many ways. Forcing them to take desperate measures to survive. Learn more about women inRead More »
5 Things You Need to Know About Protests Prompted by Mahsa Amini’s Death
Mahsa Amini's Death: What You Need To Know. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran for "improperly" wearing her hijab. She died in police custody on September 16th, 2022.By Erin Pedersen What happened? 22-year-old Mahsa AminiRead More »
Afghan Women Making Waves
Afghan Women Making Waves. It's been one year since the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan. Their presence has affected women's rights in many ways. Forcing them to take desperate measures to survive. Learn more about women inRead More »
Martha Koome Appointed as Kenya’s First Female Supreme Court Chief Justice
Martha Koome: Kenya's First Female Supreme Court Chief Justice. In August 2022, Martha Koome was given the role of Kenya's most senior judge for the presidential election. She is the first woman to be appointed asRead More »
