In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Women for Women International is placing a spotlight on five women using their platforms and their #PowerToChange to create positive ripple effects in their respective communities. From performing on stage to publishing books to...

Barriers to social, cultural, and economic equality are even more extreme for ultra-poor women in conflict-affected countries. The UN International Equal Pay Day on September 18th underscores the inequity in the gender pay gap and the systemic inequalities it is rooted in. To celebrate, below are...

National Disability Independence Day is held annually on July 26th to celebrate the first national U.S. law that broke down barriers for individuals with disabilities. Women with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups around the world , facing obstacles to their education, work and...

In honor of UN International Day of Parliamentarianism , Women for Women International celebrates the amazing women in political leadership all over the globe who have set trailblazing standards for human rights. Future generations are heavily impacted by important political decisions made today...

Women’s financial freedom is in danger. Already concerning figures on women’s finances, such as the fact that women were prevented from certain job fields such as driving buses, mining, or fixing machinery, and 59 percent of women’s spouses control money in their household, were known prior to the...

In 2016, the escalating violence of armed militia groups within South Sudan drove many of the women in our program to flee to Uganda to escape brutal gender-based violence (GBV), kidnappings, and murder. Security incidents that directly affected our training staff forced us to prioritize the safety...

Women across the globe have their lives upturned by war each day. They are frequently forced to act as human lightning rods in conflicts within the home and beyond. Young women bear the brunt of this conflict.

I never knew the translation of the word “rights” in Hausa but this was revealed in my interview with Jean Bell (the first Country Director of Women for Women- Nigeria), when she handed me a sheet of paper and asked me to do a few translations about women’s rights from English to Hausa. It was so...

Women’s rights continue to be violated and disrespected disproportionately due to social norms, legal discrimination, and economic inequality around the world. Here are four human rights that women are still deprived of disproportionately.