Women's rights

Closing out Black History Month and moving into Women’s History Month, gives us an opportunity to reflect upon Black women’s leadership. The Conversation spoke with attorney Bridget Morgan-Bickerton about reasons that women come together, and approach the concept of “difference."

Darien Hsu Gee is an award-winning author from the Big Island who has compiled a collection of essays about being a woman of color. She recently released an anthology called "Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World."

From Queen Kaʻahumanu to present day Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore, women have continued to make their mark on surfing. According to the website Surfer Today, out of the 23 million people who surf worldwide, 19% are women — and that number is on the rise.

Worldwide, over two million people participated in Women’s Marches on Saturday, concerned about U.S. positions on climate change, immigration, healthcare,…

Women’s rights advocates are applauding a measure signed into law by Governor David Ige. Senate bill 2319 makes Hawai‘i the first state to require all…