Women in Hawaiʻi are invited to a free women’s self-defense seminar on Valentine’s Day to learn practical techniques to defend themselves in common attack scenarios.

Activating women is a more powerful gesture than just empowering them. Providing opportunities and exposure is more helpful than a motivational speech. The discourse surrounding women’s empowerment ...

Empowering women isn't just about providing equal opportunities and resources, but also about creating environments that encourage the women around us to take charge of their lives and pursue their ...

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Empowered Women Empower Women" during the second annual Women's March Chicago in Chicago, on Jan. 20, 2018. A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Empowered ...

What does Empowerment mean in the context of development projects? Empowerment is a process of change by which those who have been denied the ability to make strategic life choices acquire this ...

New research from Chile suggests that women’s participation in soccer may contribute to their social, political, health, and economic empowerment. Researcher Ali Ryan-Mosley conducted 33 interviews ...

ALANA WILLIAMS, WHO I’VE BEEN LED DOWN, YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN OVERLOOKED, NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE. 17 WOMEN CROSSING THE STAGE. IT WAS A HASSLE, BUT I MADE IT THROUGH IT, THOUGH. I MADE IT ...

In the village of Kyzart in Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan, little was known about the transformative power of vegetable farming. A simple change to the diets of rural households—a smidge of horticulture ...