Aug 11 Watch 5:10 Iranian artist’s surrealist work explores restrictions on women and immigrants By Maureen Barillaro and Jared Bowen, GBH As a young woman in Iran, and later as an immigrant to the U.S., artist Arghavan Khosravi has been subjected to many restrictions. But on the canvas, she renders it all through fanciful and magical layers. Jared Bowen of GBH… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Ukraine’s first lady appeals directly to Congress for more aid In our news wrap Wednesday, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska appealed directly to the Congress for more weapons and financial support, Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied rockets to blast a bridge critical to Russia, the UN says Afghanistan has seen some… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 8:07 Decades after Title IX, girls face tough battles on and off the sports field By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Sam Lane It’s been nearly 50 years since the passage of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at federally funded schools, including in athletic programs. But violations still exist, with schools often providing better opportunities and benefits for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 4:17 On International Women’s Day, UN report details the gender discrimination women still face By Nicole Ellis, Courtney Norris On International Women’s Day, we take a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide. Michelle Milford Morse, the United Nations Foundation’s vice president for girls and women strategy, joins NewsHour's Nicole Ellis to discuss the agency’s new… Continue watching
Nov 09 Little Amal puppet appears at COP26 equality event By Associated Press The Little Amal puppet, representing a young Syrian girl, has been walked 8,000km across Europe in order to raise awareness about the plight of refugee girls. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 7:17 This group is training the next generation of women in national security Women make up less than 40 percent of the U.S. State Department's leadership, and 26 percent at the Pentagon, according to a 2018 study by the New America Foundation. But women working in national security professions are drawing attention to… Continue watching
Feb 21 GOP attorneys general seek to block Equal Rights Amendment By Associated Press Legal chiefs in five states — Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska and South Dakota — filed a motion on Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 5:01 Why it’s so hard to get Republican women in Congress Of the record 36 women newly elected to Congress in the 2018 midterms, only one was a Republican. The party’s continued struggle to attract female candidates hit a new setback recently when political newcomer Joan Perry lost her North Carolina… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 8:53 Legendary goalie Briana Scurry on World Cup and U.S. women’s soccer Briana Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team for years, including during its 1999 World Cup victory. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Scurry joins Judy Woodruff to discuss play so far at… Continue watching
Mar 08 Photos: International Women’s Day marked by strikes, protests and celebrations By Barry Hatton, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Women across the globe held marches and protests to mark International Women's Day as they called for a more gender-balanced world. Continue reading