PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- This month is "National Women's History Month," and KDKA is celebrating by highlighting the contributions women have made to our communities and the difference they're making.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are "the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the ...

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

In Pakistan, gender roles and a lack of accessible education are deeply rooted barriers that create a system that’s extremely difficult to overcome. A young man is expected to pursue a career. A young ...

More women are attending university than ever before and a quarter of the world’s top universities have appointed a female president, but research shows that female academics are being pushed out of ...

The United Nations’ Gender Snapshot 2025 is out, and the numbers are grim: Women have broken barriers in education but remain sidelined in leadership, holding only 27.2% of parliamentary seats, 30% of ...

Last week, a group of inspiring scientists from all over the world met for a two-day online conference. The event, Breaking Barriers for Gender Equity Through Research, was organized and hosted by ...

Gender equality is vital for a peaceful and sustainable world. Thirty years since the Fourth World Conference on Women was held, and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted, some ...

While women represent a significant share of the education workforce across the Arab region, this reality is not reflected in ...

Guinea-Bissau has the highest natural wealth per capita in West Africa yet continues to have high poverty and inequality rates. Fragility and political instability, weak human capital base and a ...

In 19th-century India, the rigid caste system and gender norms severely restricted opportunities for women and lower castes. Amid this, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule emerged as trailblazers who ...