11 Women’s Rights Wins To Celebrate This International Women’s Day Change is possible when we stand up for equality. Happy International Women's Day!
Japan Is Finally Proposing To Raise The Age Of Sexual Consent From 13 To 16 Japan has the lowest age of consent for developed countries.
Pope Francis Has Criticized Laws That Make It Illegal To Be LGBTQ, Saying LGBTQ People Are Children Of God “Criminalizing people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice.”
Sierra Leone Has Passed A New Law Ensuring Women Get Equal Pay And Hold 30% Of Public And Private Jobs "The future of Sierra Leone is female," the president said. "Empowering women is essential to the health and social development of families, communities and countries."
Women Of The Week: Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, Mexican Chief Justice Norma Piña And Cuban Women Boxers Here are some of the inspiring women you should know about this week.
Cuba Has Lifted A Ban On Women Competing In Boxing Tournaments For The First Time In 60 Years Previously, boxing had been considered "too dangerous" and women were "too pretty" to take part in the sport.
The Top Iranian Actress Jailed For Supporting The Mahsa Amini Protests Has Been Released Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most famous actresses, has been released after she was arrested in December for showing her support of the Mahsa Amini protests.
This Environmentalist Lawyer Has Become Mexico’s First Woman Supreme Court President Norma Piña has been sworn in as the first woman chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court on Jan. 2.
Zambia Has Abolished The Death Penalty, Becoming The 25th Country To Do So Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema announced that the country has abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
Spain Has Passed A New Bill That Will Allow Anyone Over 14 To Self-Identify Their Gender Legally Spain’s lower house of parliament has passed a new bill allowing anyone aged 14 and older to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis.
The Dutch Prime Minister Has Formally Apologized For The Netherlands’ Role In The Slave Trade The prime minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, has offered a formal apology for the role the Netherlands' played in the slave trade.
Mount Everest Has Grown Nearly One Meter Taller, Nepal And China Announced Nepal and China jointly announced on Tuesday that Mount Everest had grown by 0.86 meters to stand at 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet).
After Nearly Two Decades, Countries Signed A Historic Treaty To Protect The World’s Oceans And Marine Life The “High Seas Treaty” agreement aims to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 by setting up protected areas to avoid damage.
Ke Huy Quan Gave A Moving Speech After He Won The Oscar For Best Supporting Actor ""They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me."
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Has Been Fined For Not Wearing A Seatbelt While Filming An Instagram Video Sunak's office said he would pay the penalty but did not say how much it was.
This Czech Football Player Has Become The World’s First Active Player To Come Out As Gay "I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself."
