Gender
Jacinda Ardern, a prime minister gives birth in office and inspires the world
New Zealand’s prime minister gives birth in office. This tweet by Guy Williams, a New Zeland television personality and comedian, captures the pride of his country: “Anyone who claims this isn’t a historic moment for our country is dismissing the ingrained prejudice we all still have towards Read More...
Paid paternity leave for dads to achieve gender equality
Paid paternity leave is rare. According to UNICEF two-thirds of the world's children under age 1 live in countries where dads are not entitled by law to take paid paternity leave. This map shows the paid paternity leave policy by country around the world. “To achieve gender equality both in the Read More...
More and more young people identify themselves as ‘pansexual’
According to Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 LGBTQ Teen Survey, the number of youth who identify as pansexual has doubled since 2012, with 14 percent of youth respondents embracing the description. But what does pansexual actually Read More...
Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like that and loves you like that'
A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality "does not matter." Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he Read More...
Celebrating motherhood around the world (pictures)
In honor of Mother's Day National Geographic published this beautiful photo series of mothers around the world and through the Read More...
India could boost its GDP by $770 billion by just treating women better
India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, could do a lot better if only it treated its women better. The country could add up to $770 billion—more than 18 percent—to its GDP by 2025, simply by giving equal opportunities to women, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Read More...
A German company celebrated International Women’s Day by investing in newborn girls
In support of International Women’s Day, a German food service ran a very special campaign in their home city of Düsseldorf. For every baby girl born in Düsseldorf on March 8, 2018, the company set up a fund in her name of $2,500. It’s a practical step towards solving gender inequality, one Read More...
An Indian village is fighting sex-selective abortion with trees
In 2011, an Indian census revealed something startling: Across the country, there were 7 million more boys than girls under the age of six. The reason? In all likelihood, rampant sex-selective abortion. Many Indian parents prefer to have a boy, thanks in part to the hefty dowries traditionally Read More...
Canadian currency will soon feature its first Canadian woman
Seventy-two years after Viola Desmond went to jail for refusing to leave the whites-only section of a movie theater, her efforts fighting for civil rights are being recognized. Last week, Canada unveiled its new $10 Canadian dollar bill featuring a portrait of Desmond. The Civil rights pioneer was Read More...
A lack of diversity isn't just a social problem—it hurts firms' profits
The gender gap in wages, workforces, seniority, and treatment is well documented. But while governments and companies across a range of industries are trying to narrow the disparity, their attempts can easily be dismissed by critics as a box-ticking Read More...