Women Defenders
Empowered women leaders are taking action to defend the Ecuadorian Amazon against oil exploitation. Meet the Amazonas As female givers of life, the women from the Amazon…
Football’s Russell Wilson Says: “Let’s Talk about It”
“The only way to stop domestic violence is through Peace, Love and Respect.” — Russell Wilson Talking about recent incidents of domestic violence in the…
Imagining Gender Equality
Join the #EqualityIs Campaign As the UN prepares to create a new set of international development goals, The Global Fund for Women is hoping these…
Ni Nyampinga
Ni Nyampinga comes in the form of a magazine and weekly radio program, but has a greater purpose: It’s an idea, an identity. Something that both…
HeForShe Is Growing …
It’s a solidarity movement for men and boys to become advocates for gender equality. In September 2014 at the United Nations, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma…
Educated. Empowered. Equal.
A Nepalese organization reaches out, asking girls worldwide: “What Matters to YOU?” To mark the International Day of the Girl, Her Turn created this Her…
Belong Anywhere
Belonging has always been a fundamental driver of humankind. In May 2012 an Airbnb traveler brought her father — a former West German border guard…
Girl Heroes
#GIRLHERO CAMPAIGN See Girl Heroes from around the world! In the lead up to the United Nations International Day of the Girl on October 11,…
Empowering Girls. Period.
Huru International helps keep more girls in school. Millions of girls around the world miss school every month because of periods. Without access to sanitary supplies,…
It Starts in the Classroom
This stunning photography series is part of “Imagining Equality,” an online media project that explores perspectives on women’s human rights and girls’ and women’s hopes…