Gender Equality

Nearly 700 participants walked to the Anne Frank Memorial, where drag performers danced to a live DJ set.

The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that.

Women in Idaho are facing unique challenges as they grapple with issues of gender equality, women's rights and equal protection of the law.

After Boise State professor Scott Yenor gave a speech in 2021 saying that, “every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering, but rather recruit and demand more of men who become engineers.

Earlier this month Ballet Idaho was recognized for their role in promoting gender equity within the world of dance by the Dance Data Project. Idaho Matters talks with Ballet Idaho's Artistic Director and one of their choreographers to find out how we can bring more awareness to the gender gap in ballet and what it meant to the company to be recognized in this way.

As communities reckon with deep problems in policing highlighted by the murder of George Floyd, some advocates are working toward what they say is one solution: achieving gender parity.

Karen Snyder has never been afraid to use her voice. She learned that from the women who raised her on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. "I come...

This interview originally aired on June 11, 2020. The coronavirus lockdown created many burdens for working mothers. Research is showing they have taken…

The coronavirus lockdown created many burdens for working mothers. Research is showing they have taken on a disproportionate share of day care, home…

An organization called ‘500 Women Scientists’ got its start in the Mountain West. Now, it has gone global with a database of experts who are also women....