Women Pioneers

As abortion becomes less accessible in the US, one pilot is determined to help vulnerable patients despite the risks. It was summer, midday and hot when the teenager arrived at…

GENEVA(AP)/ Elisabeth Kopp, an advocate of equal rights and the environment who was the first woman elected to Switzerland’s seven-member executive branch, has died. She was 86. Kopp died in…

Switzerland/ More than 2,000 Swiss women, their ages averaging in the low 70s, are suing their country’s government, arguing that Switzerland has violated their basic human rights by not doing enough…

IWG’s Chief Commercial Officer Fatima Koning on why so many women are leaving senior leadership positions – and what firms can do about it For women in the workplace, it’s…

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ Human Rights Watch wrote in a statement published on its website, “Tirana Hassan”, a 48-year-old woman who first joined the organization in 2010, became the first…

UNITED NATIONS/ The UN’s Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a fresh call for funding proposals on Thursday, aimed at improving opportunities for uniformed women to serve in peacekeeping operations, and better serve…

Women in the UAE are notably tranquil; when discussions on gender parity getting worse; are heating up around the world.

A production company in the UK, has started a new innovation and produced waterproof Hijabs that are suitable for use when mountain climbing.

IRAN/ In Iran, they are celebrating National Guard Day; which is also the birth of Hussain Ibn Ali and Abbas Ibn Ali (PBUH). On this great day, let’s read a…

Samira Kamalfard, despite starting a family and having a child; she has set great records in her field of sports.