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The Biden administration’s focus on human rights as a foreign policy priority is a promising first step. And Biden’s chapter on gender equality in his foreign policy strategy sparks hope…

Marginalized women are especially vulnerable to falling into poverty when they are forced to perform unpaid care and lack access to child care. Poverty rates by sex and gender are widest for…

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health care systems around the globe and pushed health care workers past the breaking point. Emerging disease threats, coupled with a growing, aging population, will…

World leaders have to deliver on commitments to invest in women’s health, girls’ education, and care responsibilities. More than $400 million is needed now to fund key international mechanisms to…

The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8…

In 2019, Genevieve (co-author of this article) and her husband applied for the same credit card. Despite having a slightly better credit score and the same income, expenses, and debt…

Over two decades ago in 1995, 189 countries agreed to achieve gender equality by creating the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a roadmap for creating a world where women and…

President Joe Biden said he was “outraged” by the Israeli military’s attacks that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers traveling in three vehicles in Gaza on April 2, 2024,…

Research articles published in the journal The Gerontologist outline several risks that climate change poses for aging well.

Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.

The “India Stack” provides a model for how developing economies can empower informal business and drive inclusive growth.

Prolonged online teaching periods during pandemic lockdowns prompted a discussion on Educational Technologies (EdTech).A series of damning reports, published now that some time has passed since pandemic lockdowns, showed that the most popular online teaching ……