Indigenous film Festival: 'These Are Our Stories'

The Māoriland indigenous film festival will screen over 120 films this week, from shorts of a few minutes through to full-length features. The Māoriland festival is on a ...

After Her Husband’s Death, Shanno Begum Defied Odds to Become Delhi’s First Woman Uber Driver

“My name is Shanno Begum from Delhi.”

Thus begins a video telling the story of an extraordinary woman who overcame the impossible to become the first wo...

INTERVIEW-India honors former child maid who saved hundreds others

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 21-year-old Indian woman, trafficked and enslaved as a child maid, was given a "Women Power" award by the president on W...

NASA's Adorable Pop-Up Rovers Are Designed to Explore Harsh Alien Terrains

These origami-inspired vehicles are currently in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and are designed to tackle the kinds of tricky, high-risk terrain that hav...

UN Women's HeForShe Arts Week Kicks Off, Bringing The Spotlight On Gender Equality

Now in its second year, Arts events coincide with International Women’s Day (March 8) and will be celebrated globally for a week – with events taking place worl...

Indonesia Push To Teach Gender Equality In Schools Amid Rising Violence Against Women

IN the face of rising violence against female students, an Indonesian state commission has called for changes in the national school curriculum to promote gender equality a...

Shell Is Abandoning Canada’s Oilsands

In a move that might be indicative of flagging international confidence in the Canadian Oil sands, Shell has announced it will exit most of its oil extraction projects in A...

Whistling Woods News Desk

“The vigour with which the participants interacted and questioned about the craft, sends a clear signal that we are taking our writing very seriously,” said Anj...

Women and Work

“Historic imbalances in power relations between men and women, exacerbated by growing inequalities within and between societies and countries, are leading to greater ...