For all its plot twists and unpredictability, 2020 has actually been fairly consistent in its urgent call for real change. Specifically, this year has been a rallying cry for more transparency, ...

In conversations about development, empowerment and human rights, gender equality is too often framed as a “women’s issue” ...

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A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version of egalitarianism. Ad ...

In the United States, workers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, with different experiences and beliefs. As a result, employers try to support equality in the workplace. The benefits of ...

In a time when LGBTQ+ rights are under constant threat, “Love: The Heroic Story of Marriage Equality” arrives as both a powerful reminder and a call to action. This compelling new book, rich in ...

Michael and Angela have just turned fifty-five. They know two people who have died in the past few years—one from cancer, another in a car accident. It occurs to them that they should make a plan for ...

A business coalition that is urging the passage of landmark LGBTQ rights legislation grew to more than 500 companies Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Ruth Okoye, Ed. D., is a 30-year educator. She has taught in private and public school settings and is passionate about literacy, educational technology, and ed-tech coaching. She currently serves as ...

Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy, education, and wellness organization, is set to host its annual Equality in Motion fundraiser, featuring five events across the state, ...

Painting by John Trumbull depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Most people think of equality as a modern idea. Americans, especially, are fond of citing the Declaration of ...

For years the religious right has trumpeted a lie: that its opposition to LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections has to do with, or is even required by, religion. It has even, on occasion, distorted the ...