“My story won because it was so personal. No one had the connection I had with FGM.” Funds were allocated to develop her story into the documentary film that was then distributed to raise ...

When Jaha Marie Dukureh was one week old, she underwent Type III FGM (infibulation), considered the most severe form of the practice, which involves extensive tissue removal and narrowing of the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sheron Campbell wears a Kamala Harris shirt while voting on Election Day in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 5 ...

SINGAPORE (November 5, 2024) – Forbes today unveiled its 2024 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list, honoring 20 outstanding female leaders, including several industry veterans who set precedent by ...

It hasn’t always been this way. Before 1980, men consistently voted in higher proportions than women in presidential election years. But since then, women have been the more reliable voter.

Men still outnumber female members of Congress. Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders. Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also ...

With just two days until election day, join our US correspondents on the road. Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss how the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, could influence the result. Stone ...

Nairobi, Kenya – In a powerful show of solidarity against the enduring practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), crusaders against the vice launched the #BREAKTHEBLADE campaign. Kisii MP Doris ...

When Alex Cooper, the popular podcaster behind “Call Her Daddy,” released her widely discussed interview with Democrat Kamala Harris last month, she revealed she had invited the vice president ...

Adding to Trump’s challenges is a gender gap in early voting. In the seven most contested battleground states, women have cast 55% of ballots so far, while men account for 45%, according to ...