Womens Empowerment

Literacy in India: A Gift That Never Stops Giving

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact


Marissa Bronfman

Since the early 1990s, every WLC program has given a pivotal role to women's groups in Hindi -- as they have proven to be extraordinarily powerful forces in promoting female literacy and empowerment in India.

Saying Yes to Love Again, or Just Getting Your Flirt On

Michelle Renee | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living


Michelle Renee

I hadn't been grabbed around the waist and kissed like that in so long I could hardly remember what warm sensual lips felt like on mine. I loved every second of it, but still something inside of me rang.

Pink Taxis, Quotas, and Global Gender Equality

Michael Kimmel | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Michael Kimmel

A fleet of 35 pink taxis recently debuted in Puebla, Mexico, a colonial city halfway between Mexico City and Veracruz. These taxis are driven only by women, and they do not stop for male passengers.

What Kind of Girl Power is This?

Rachel Simmons | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


Rachel Simmons

Girls grow up in a world that largely depicts female aggression as comedy, and euphemizes their cruelty as a "rite of passage," developmental phase or "girls being girls."

Finding the Best in the Worst Circumstances: Reflections on my travels to Rwanda and the DRC with Zainab Salbi

Zainab Salbi | Posted 06.07.2009 | Home


Zainab Salbi

By Sara Sykes Women for Women International In the Women for Women International headquarters office in Washington DC, I sit in a small office everyd...

Join Me on Ada Lovelace Day

Suw Charman-Anderson | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Suw Charman-Anderson

Why do women feel less secure in their abilities than most men? Recent research may shed some light: women need to see female role models more than men need to see male ones.

Sitting on the Sidelines is so Yesterday

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living


Tabby Biddle

In what felt like a call to action, women at this conference imparted their wisdom from their life experiences and empowered one another through their stories of achievement, generosity, and courage.

If Religion Is Power, Women Deserve Their Share

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living


Deepak Chopra

Without a second blush, millions of believers want God to make them more affluent, successful, and influential.