First of all, you’ve heard me howl about the huge gender gaps we face, and the centuries we need to bridge them. And the economic gender gap is one of the widest. We still face inequalities in pay, in promotions, in benefits, in opportunities, in investing, in savings, in pensions…

Every year in New York at this time of year, thousands of women take over New York in the annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), to address gender equality and women’s empowerment. …

I hate International Women’s Day. And with every passing year, I hate it even more. I hate the one-day-every-year that we are supposed to remind ourselves of how far we’ve come — and how far we’ve got to go for equality. Did we need reminding? Quick history: In 1911, women…

I heard the screams before I saw her face. Deep, ancient howls. The agony of all women since the beginning of time. My stomach turned, knotted. I did not want to see, but I had no choice. I did not want to know, but somewhere deep, I knew. I gently…

Contraception Perception: Why Do Some Countries See Reproductive Rights as a Threat? We’d like to think we have the right to make decisions that impact our bodies and our lives, because it is our right, right?! Nope. In most of the world, we don’t. Meaning, we don’t get to make…

I was a chubby kid. I never thought of myself as beautiful. I remember looking at myself in a full-length mirror, thinking I would never be able to love my body. I decided that my body was working against me, and I would have to do whatever I could to…

On Monday February 6, in the early hours of the morning local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria followed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake mere hours later. It is estimated that more than 5,000 people have died as I write this — with numbers still on the…

America is a violent society. Yup. I said it. What does that mean?! Violent societies are often defined in relation to what they are not. They are societies without open conflict and without ready access to violent weapons. …

I walked to the farthest end of the terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. They always give us the last gate, I say to myself. Because we’re rowdy. Will I bump into someone I know? Most people don’t expect to see a familiar face on a plane. …