Ellen Wulfhorst is the Chief Correspondent of the Americas for the Thompson Reuters Foundation.
The job of U.S. poet laureate is raising national appreciation of reading and writing poetry, and they often launch projects to expand the audience for poetry
Fewer than half of men took the full time offered after birth or adoption, according to the international survey.
After four decades in the US Congress, a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women got its first hearing on Tuesday.
Time's Up Healthcare will promote policies to make healthcare leadership more gender-balanced and accountable and address workplace discrimination, harassment and abuse
The pay gap between men and women in the United States is realistically far wider than the most commonly used figures, according to new research showing women earning less than half of me...
Female surgeons expect to earn about $1 million less in their careers than their male colleagues, U.S. research showed on Thursday, illustrating a dramatic case of a gender wage gap as sc...
The number of female chief executives at the top 500 U.S. companies hit a high last year of 27 women, according to research that experts said shows a glass ceiling remains firmly in place.
Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May and Justin Trudeau have all warned of the consequences if we fail to provide education for all.
A new study shows that plants exposed to increased carbon dioxide levels had lower levels of protein, iron and zinc.
New research shows the global prevalence of slavery, and the countries worst affected by it.
According to a new report from the World Bank.
The "Sesame Street" television show and a leading charity received a $100 million grant on Wednesday to use the Muppets to reach millions of war-affected children in the Middle East.
The development of Ciudad Neza provides a story of hope for slums around the world, writes Ellen Wulfhorst.
Half of women on corporate boards support quota systems to correct gender imbalances, but their male colleagues disagree, a study found.
Women in the United States are 80% more likely than men to fall into poverty once they retire.
