It shows that at the current rate of progress, the achievement of all gender equality and women’s empowerment targets may take decades – even centuries – to materialize. “I cannot accept a ...

On Wednesday March 13, Nancy Pelosi introduced the so-called Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law.

In 1992, as the Supreme Court affirmed a right to abortion, the majority famously held that “the ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been ...

The education category of the Best States for Gender Equality analysis looks at gender disparities in two metrics: four-year graduation rates between men and women, and eighth grade achievement ...

One of the major issues put on the table when the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976 was the rights of African-American minority players. And almost five decades later, forming well over 50% of the ...