Workplace gender inequality takes many forms, including sexual harassment, open discrimination, and unequal compensation. Women who have the same qualifications as men still earn less while doing the ...

“I was growing up good,” Jessica Smith says one afternoon in St. Paul, Minnesota, in a small apartment rental that is used by women struggling to get out of trafficking. “Everything was fine, good ...

The world can’t stop talking about immigration. It’s a topic that spurs political debates and sensationalized headlines, creates conflict and opportunity, and affects the world over. I think it’s time ...

Many celebrities, historical figures, and world leaders had humble beginnings and rough starts to life that ended up shaping their perspective. Overcoming adversity develops qualities that humans ...

Indigenous communities have historically been plagued by deplorable social and living conditions, a legacy of colonization, and systemic oppression. This National Indigenous Peoples Day, join us to ...

Cities in Europe and Canada reign supreme in the latest Global Liveability Index, with the locations receiving near-perfect scores for their ability to offer citizens stability, health care, robust ...

Australian men hold some of the most misogynistic views in the Western world, with the cohort ranking well above the global average in a country-by-country analysis on gender bias and online abuse by ...

Voting is a right that allows citizens to make their voices heard, but the reality is that as many as half of eligible voters in the US still don’t participate in the election process. The US lags far ...

The United Nations’ Global Goals are the universal calls to action for ending extreme poverty and making certain that all people can enjoy peace and prosperity. But as long as people within the LGBTQ+ ...

The legendary civil rights leader John Lewis died five years ago at the age of 80 on July 17, 2020, but his legacy of getting into "good trouble" to oppose systemic racism is still very much alive and ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published on March 28, and has been updated on May 24 following the UN's announcement that the number of displaced people worldwide has surpassed 100 million ...

Education is a basic human right that opens doors for people to lead healthy lives and contribute to their communities. To end extreme poverty by 2030, we must invest in quality education for all. You ...