ISSUE: Women's Rights

Women in the US have come a long way since the days of Susan B. Anthony or Eleanor Roosevelt. But even in this Western country there is still much progress to be made where women face a glass ceiling in the workplace and a shocking income disparity with men. In developing countries, the situation is much worse: women's rights are brutally violated daily. With acts like female circumcision, honor killings, and discriminating religious laws, it is clear women still have a lot to fight for.

 

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Featured Video: The Mothers Index
ViewChange: The Mothers Index (Promo)

ViewChange: The Mothers Index (Promo)

Being a new mother is challenging enough, but what extra burdens do moms face in poor, rural communities? Tour the world's best and worst places to be a mother, in a report from ViewChange.org and Save the Children.
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The Mothers Index

This Mother's Day, ViewChange.org and Save the Children teamed up to celebrate moms around the world with the powerfully enlightening original production The Mothers Index. What extra burdens do moms face in the poorest and most rural parts of the globe? What's being done to give mothers and children the greatest chance to survive and thrive? Take a tour of the best and worst places to be a mother, in special new report.

 

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Sisters on the PlanetOxfam America's "Sisters on the Planet"

Climate change is having a disproportionate impact on people in poor communities, and it’s hitting women hardest. Watch four inspirational women fight back against climate change, & learn what you can do.

 


 

NoVo Foundation

NoVo Foundation is on the frontlines of the fight for women's rights.  Chaired by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, this foundation "seeks to foster a transformation in global society from a culture of domination and exploitation to collaboration and partnership, empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change."

 

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