Equality for all
In South Africa, women make up just under 45% of the employed population. The private sector has a workforce that… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Time off for the little one
Estonia has the longest period of paid maternity leave, at 85 weeks. In contrast, the United States is the only… Read More
Gender Pay Gap
On average, not accounting for other factors, women in the US earn $0.81 for each $1 earned by a man…. Read More
Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo!
Women’s Day recognizes the 9th of August 1956, when approximately 20,000 marched to protest legislation which would have been used… Read More
Jeanne d’Arc
Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl who believed herself to be sent by God to expel the English… Read More
Sit down for your rights
On Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was fined $14 and arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to… Read More