Women and girls’ lives are being lost due to the abrupt and sweeping cancellation of U.S. assistance approved by Congress. Programs should be reinstated while a deliberate reform is undertaken. Young ...

Malala Yousafzai visits Dabab, Kenya on her birthday in 2016. Since 2013, the Malala Fund has distributed $65 million through more than 400 grants across 27 countries. Now, as gender equality and ...

The Dress a Girl Around the World project inspired Smyrna High School fashion design students to make outfits and dolls for children in underdeveloped countries. "I made this three-tiered, peasant ...

A rising ninth-grader at Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA), Felicity Kenny of Lebanon is helping to protect girls around the world from sex trafficking and sexual assault. Kenny, a 14-year-old, volunteers ...

Smyrna HS fashion students tout Dress a Girl Around the World project Two Smyrna High School Fashion Design students talk about making a dress and doll for the Dress a Girl Around the World project.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...