As we commemorate International Human Rights Day today, I can't help but recall the moment 17 years ago when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton proclaimed, "Women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights."

Violence against women in Afghanistan may have lessened since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, but the situation is far from peaceful for the millions...

It’s a Saudi sit-in. Except these women aren’t occupying King Abdullah Street... they’re sitting in their cars. Women all over Saudi Arabia a...

We must accept that after decades of struggle led by the women movement, injustice perpetuated against women for no other reason than their gender remains.

International Women's Day has held special meaning for me ever since 2004, when I celebrated it with women in Kabul. Looking back, 2004 was a far more positive time than today.

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj accepted the candidacy for President of Afghanistan only to later abandon his bid to favor of Karzai. This endorsement reportedly resulted from Karzai's pledge to help Ali's constituents.

Iranian women are standing shoulder to shoulder in a way never before seen in a society that mistreats them so severely.

Noor Al-Fayez is the new deputy minister for women's education in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are still not allowed to drive a car.

One factor that is common to poverty everywhere is the inequality of women and girls. As we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day, consider the state of the world's women.

Women from the Jordan valley produce programming from their community. We are able to do what appears to be an illegal act in a totally legal way.