Oakton College in Des Plaines has received a $941,241 Illinois Workforce Empowerment Initiative grant to expand career training programs that advance economic mobility for students in high-demand ...

“We must all do theater—to find out who we are, and to discover who we could become,” said Augusto Boal, a Brazilian theater director, writer and politician in his 2006 book Aesthetics of the ...

Many companies are spending millions of dollars to address issues of women’s economic empowerment across their value chains. These include efforts like Coca Cola’s 5by20 program seeking to ...

This Women's Equality Day Convoy of Hope is highlighting the life-changing impact that opportunity can have on women and the rippling effect that empowerment can create for families and communities ...

A training program in Ethiopia teaches women and girls to develop skills in industries such as leather, weaving, basketry, embroidery, gemstones, and spinning. What does it mean to empower women when ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona are working to change the conversation and gender biases around sexual assault with the Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act Sexual Assault Resistance program.

RISE will build on the proven approaches and expertise of the four founding organizations, delivered through a growing network of local partners in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, ...