SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a second legal challenge. The law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their boards by year’s end. By 2021, … [Read more...] about California sued again for requiring women on company boards
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Women veterans at center of new bill expanding support services
In a post-Veterans Day legislative blitz, House lawmakers passed nine veterans policy measures on Tuesday, including a sweeping bill expanding women veterans support services that had been at the heart of a committee controversy last month. That bill, the Deborah Sampson Act, … [Read more...] about Women veterans at center of new bill expanding support services
Sri Lanka at a Crossroads
Despite Threats, Women Organize for Justice and Human Rights after Sri Lanka’s Civil War By Mariyahl Hoole Sri Lanka is at a crossroads. On November 16th, 2019, the people of this South Asian island nation will choose a new President, and in doing so, change the course of the … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka at a Crossroads
Boys being better at math than girls is a myth: study
It just doesn't add up. … [Read more...] about Boys being better at math than girls is a myth: study
Consejo Asesor de Niñas Adolescentes 2019
El Fondo Global de Mujeres es un fondo global feminista cuya visión es un mundo en el que todas las mujeres y las niñas sean fuertes, poderosas, tengan voz y en el que puedan estar a salvo. Sin excepción. Somos defensoras globales de los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas que, a … [Read more...] about Consejo Asesor de Niñas Adolescentes 2019