The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender equality

About 400 people turned out Saturday for a protest and rally recognizing International Women’s Day, outside the courthouse in San Luis Obispo on March 8, 2025. The protest was organized and registered online via international advocacy group Women’s March, which connects community advocates to local protests.

The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment,

As women across Mexico prepare to take to the streets for International Women's Day on Saturday, activists warn of fragile advances and mounting challenges five months into the presidency of the Latin American nation's first female president.

People wave signs and flags during a March 8, 2025, protest in Presque Isle. Celebrating International Women's Day, the event drew participants supporting a variety of rights from equal pay to education to health access. (Paula Brewer | The County)

Asheville's Unite & Resist march attracted more than 600 demonstrators who voiced their concerns for issues like women and LGBTQ+ rights.

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women's and girls' rights to equality before the law and puts them at risk of other abuses.

Two separate protests, 'Stand with Ukarine' and Women's Rights, merged forces after protesting on the same ground in downtown Lexington.

A highly anticipated living history event at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The park announced that “A Conversation with Elizabeth Cady Stanton,” originally scheduled for March 7 and 8, will no longer take place as planned.