On March 7, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York City held a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking.

Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in ...

Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice begins with one of the most famous—and ironically misunderstood—opening lines in English ...

On Monday, footage surfaced of Senator Payman speaking at a Sydney event hosted by the Benevolent Iranian Women Association, during which she appeared to dismiss global criticism of the Iranian ...

This combination of photos shows photo Omid Roustaei, left, and his cookbook "Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen." (Richard J Wardell via AP, left, and Weldon Owen ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - The United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for their role in selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products as part of Tehran's ...

Senator Fatima Payman has been slammed for defending Iran's treatment of women. The independent WA Senator gave an interview to the state-owned propaganda outlet Press TV at an event about Iranian ...

harsh as it was to the women of this country, to unearth a bunch of lesser-known stories of some of the most sharp-witted, clever and revolutionary women that this country has birthed. Our pick ...

It shows that she’s not alone, with the sad phenomenon overwhelmingly striking women in their 30s. “It was a Friday night, and I had just wrapped up a really busy week at work. I felt proud of ...

provided insights into the advancements in women's rights and education in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She cited dramatic increases in literacy and university attendance among Iranian ...