In 1946, the United Nations Economic and Social Counsel established the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and in February of 1947, an all female delegation of 15 government representatives met to discuss the issue of gender inequality and how to promote women’s rights worldwide. Since then, the CSW has continued to meet every [...]

In July of 1972, Ms. Magazine published its first regular issue from New York City. While many predicted that the magazine would shutter within the year, Ms. Magazine is still published to this day, and in honour of its 40 year anniversary, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Gale A. [...]

After previously serving in the House of Representatives since 2006, Kirsten Gillibrand was sworn in as Hillary Clinton’s replacement as New York State Senator in January 2009, and was later re-elected in November 2010 with 63% of the vote. Since her days as a lawyer taking on pro bono cases defending battered women, to working with [...]