Women's Empowerment

Equal Pay Day 2024 is on Tuesday, March 12, and marks the current state of the gender pay gap for women. This symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities.

A report from the financial website WalletHub shows Alabama is one of the worst states for women in 2024. The Yellow Hammer State ranks in at No. 48 on the list.

Women in Alabama and across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice, decision-making jobs and other essential needs during demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on March 8. The observance is commemorated in different ways and places, including in the Yellowhammer State.

Every year, Women’s History Month take place in March to celebrate and honor women's contributions to history, culture and society. The 2024 theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion."

Women’s empowerment is a term that has long been important to feminist scholarship. And as time goes on, it’s come into mainstream language. Many groups…