Mar 06 This poet wants you to rethink what it means to be vulnerable By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Analicia Sotelo penned her latest collection to upend tropes of the helpless damsel, inspired by an Italian painter's dream-like depiction of womanly strength in the throes of vulnerability. Continue reading
Mar 08 Here’s what the economy would look like without women By Kristen Doerer Wednesday’s “Day Without A Woman” strike could have cost the United States nearly $21 billion in GDP -- if all paid working women took the day off. Continue reading
Mar 08 Photos: A look at International Women’s Day marches around the world By Dayana Morales Gomez March 8 was designated as International Women’s Day, an ode to the march in Petrograd, Russia just before the Russian Revolution. Continue reading
Mar 08 Bronze girl statue faces off with Wall Street Bull on International Women’s Day By Alison Thoet Wednesday morning, the famed Wall Street Bull found something standing in its way: A bronzed little girl, hands on hips and feet set apart, staring down gender inequality. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch How Republicans, Democrats Are Vying to Win Women’s Votes Amid a flurry of recent news on women's issues, Democrats are working to capitalize on debates over a birth-control mandate and a proposed Virginia ultrasound requirement for abortions. Judy Woodruff discusses parties' attempts to woo women voters with The Washington… Continue watching
Mar 08 International Women’s Day 2011 Dancing in Iraq, protests in Ivory Coast, women dressed as men in Lebanon and a fashion show in China are some of the ways women are expressing a message of solidarity on International Women's Day, March 8. This year's theme… Continue reading