Canada has exhibited leadership internationally in the protection of women's rights, security, and health. This website offers a comprehensive Canadian government policy and partnership list in gender equality and UN initiatives to...

This site has several informational links to the equality law, Title IX, the history of this law dating back form 1972, some of the lawsuits steming from Title IX and several other informative links.

This home from the International Labour Organization provides information on women's equality issues in labor. Find statistics and indicators on income, economic activity, unemployment, and more. Site also provides information on...

This site is the focus of the work done by the United Nations to support and promote the advancement of women in their efforts to achieve gender equality around the world.

This Wide Angle video features the women of Rwanda who have emerged as outspoken leaders and the great strides they have made toward rights and equality.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not focused just on racial civil rights, but also gender equity. This site from the Library of Congress deals with how women could use the legislation in lawsuits charging discrimination.

This Wide Angle video looks at the advantages and disadvantages of running a small-scale, female-only business.

Taking its cue from the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Movement gained momentum throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

The National Women's Conference, held in Houston in 1977, held discussions on a wide range of women's issues. Find out about those who attended, and find a list of the twenty-six resolutions voted on at the conference.

A detailed look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964, paying particular attention to how Virginia Representative Howard W. Smith added an amendment intended to kill the act by making it cover gender discrimination as well as racial. Read...

The culture in America was transformed by the Great Depression. How did the families cope? Read essays about topics such as changing advertising trends, prohibition, Anti-Semitism, gender equality, new family roles, and sports during the...

A program to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide brings together an information site where visitors can find blogs, social media feeds, celebrity and crew diaries, videos, and up-to-date information about the...

A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.

In this Wide Angle video, learn about the transformation of the Indian workplace due to a new influx of young, mostly female workers into India's outsourcing industries.

This Wide Angle video looks at the reservations that a traditional Indian family had about their daughter taking a job in India's outsourcing industry.

Learn the eight goals that the United Nations had set forth for the Millennium and read about how we have been doing. There is also a link to a new site where the UN has set seventeen new goals for 2016 and beyond.

Exciting lesson plan teaching students about the social change in women's role in society that allowed women the right to vote. Students will learn about the process women went through to gain the right to vote by exploring various...

Neeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle.

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the representation of women in Rwanda's parliament.