Women In The Workforce
A place to trade in Kenya
With help from the U.S. Agency for International Development, women are connecting to growing markets in drought-prone northern Kenya. Meet one of them.
The math genius behind Pluto’s discovery
American women have long guided U.S. space exploration. Learn more about the female mathematician who helped discover Pluto
A Kosovo judge’s quest for more effective courts
Learn how the U.S. government has worked alongside the citizens of Kosovo to help strengthen the country’s justice system.
Eliminating economic barriers for women grows economies
More than 12 million women have been helped by the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. That number is expected to grow.
These African-American women helped in World War I
Learn about the African-American women who, during World War I and its aftermath, supported black American soldiers stationed in France.
Ecuadorian plantain business survives earthquake … and thrives
Following a natural disaster, an Ecuadorian woman learns how to make her business bigger and better through a U.S.-supported training program.
Iranian women: Before and after Islamic Revolution [video]
Meet a few of the remarkable women who were thriving in Iran before Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Iran’s government in 1979.
Women in Iran: Before and after 1979 [infographic]
Iran was a very different place for women before Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Iran’s government in 1979. See in one image the stark difference.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets new record
Meet the NASA astronaut who just broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, with an expected total of 328 days in space.