In early January, the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, made history when a young, diverse, all-women team was sworn into seven city council seats.
It is critical to encourage high schoolers to study public policy, work for the government, or run for office to improve women’s education, health, and rights.
It’s Her Right has a community of 150+ members, all women dedicated to creating change and battling the gender gap in politics.
The tournament was not only a financial success, but also a success in terms of advancing gender equality globally.
Bouden’s mere presence in one of the highest political offices in Tunisia has led to a genuine shift in national attitudes about women leaders, and that must not be overlooked.
As a Gen-Z woman of color from a low-income family with limited opportunities, TikTok has exposed me to a world of possibilities because information is so accessible on the platform.
Italian politics are at a fork in the road with women leading the way on either side.
As a Gen Z woman serving on a school board in America, I was not shocked to see the Missouri legislature recently passed a new dress code for women legislators and staff members in the State House of Representatives.
Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, the law has already had a positive effect.
On January 27, Xiomara Castro was sworn into office, becoming the first woman president in Honduran history.
In 2013, Sawyer moved back to Memphis and threw herself into local activist organizations, including Black Votes Matter.
Ahead of Election Day, women across America turned their anxieties about the nation’s socioeconomic and racial turmoil and fears about the pandemic and the future into action by volunteering.
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla’s path to running for Congress as a Democratic candidate was not a linear one.
For Bernadette Demientieff, the Arctic was never just some far-off region portending the coming horrors of climate change.
How can we build on the strengths of our common experiences, while acknowledging our differences, to demand change?
These writers keep working, and all of them told The FBomb that more amazing stories about amazing women are coming soon.
Despite composing less than 7% of world leaders, women have been spearheading some of the most effective policies in response to the rapid, global spread of the novel coronavirus.
Chinese American filmmaker Cathy Yan recently became the first Asian American woman to direct an American superhero film with the newest installment in the DC Extended Universe, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Recently, five teenagers in Afghanistan who make up an all-female robotics team developed a cost-effective ventilator that runs using the motor of a Toyota Corolla.
Johnson not only calculated the trajectory for America’s first space trip with astronaut Alan Shepard and the calculations for the first moon landing in 1969 but also overcame racism and sexism throughout her career.
We must acknowledge that sexism in U.S. politics poses a pernicious threat to restoring political and social justice.
To this day, feminist zines are still a considerable presence in the zine universe.
On Monday, January 27th, Tunisia lost one of its most prominent feminist activists: Lina ben Mhenni died at the age of 36 after a long battle with lupus, a chronic systemic autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with at 11 years old.
Nakate, who is the founder of the climate action groups Youth for Future Africa and the Rise Up Movement, confronted the publication on Twitter, writing, “Why did you remove me from the photo? I was part of the group!"