April 18: Changing the response to sexual assault [webchat]
Join this live, one-hour discussion with U.S. law enforcement representatives to learn how they address sexual assault cases in their communities.
Before and after 1979: Women’s rights in Iran
While women around the world have been breaking barriers for decades, Iranian women have struggled to gain back the basic human freedoms they lost in 1979.
Giving a million girls ‘their days back’
Learn how a major problem affecting the health, education and dignity of millions of women and girls around the world can be fixed right now.
Pompeo reasserts ban on funding abortions with U.S. dollars
In a March 26 announcement, Secretary Pompeo says U.S. foreign aid agreements will explicitly prohibit the use of funds for abortion-related advocacy.
At Zola Health Clinic, ‘DREAMS’ of an end to HIV/AIDS
Top U.S. officials visit a South African clinic to see how DREAMS and other PEPFAR programs that focus on prevention can help end AIDS by 2030.
NASA schedules its first women-only spacewalk
Meet the two female astronauts who will make history March 29. They will leave the International Space Station for a seven-hour spacewalk.
Iranian women’s history shows their role as leaders [video]
Watch this video to learn about influential women in Iranian history and see how conditions have changed for women in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
Women break boundaries in the energy sector
USAID is working in nine countries to increase the number of women in the energy sector, especially in higher-paying technical and leadership positions.
Iranians honored at Women of Courage awards
Women of Iran receive special recognition for their persistent fight for their rights at the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards.