Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester introduces a resolution to acknowledge the persistent pay gap faced by Black women and calls for systemic change.

In Colombia, Afro-descendant women are taking the HIV response into their own hands. Faced with racism, inequality and ...

Lawmakers and advocates gathered on Capitol Hill to support the U-FIGHT Act, a legislative package aimed at advancing research, access to care, and early detection for uterine fibroids—a ...

Mazloomi’s creative practice has come a long way since that first quilt, which she still has (and asks her children not to show to anyone.) She first fell in love with quilts as a child. Her ...

Aviation trailblazer Bessie Coleman is one of five woman who will appear on U.S. quarters sometime next year.

Viral posts shared in July falsely claim a woman was arrested in South Africa for receiving financial support from eight men for one child. This is false; the claim is a recycled hoax from 2023.

Amid the often toxic and competitive environment of global BookTok, one local woman is turning the tide with a movement rooted in collaboration ...

The African Union Commission partners with Sterling One Foundation and GIZ to promote financial inclusion for women and youth, aiming to unlock $100 billion by 2030.

Quantum science and technologies are rapidly shaping the future of science, security, economy and society. Yet women, especially those from the Global South, remain underrepresented in this critical ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Who Gets to Tell Africa’s Wildlife Stories? A new generation of African filmmakers are pushing for more than just animal stories.