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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

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

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

It just doesn't add up. … [Read more...] about Boys being better at math than girls is a myth: study

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