"Men are hungry for real friends, but they don't know where to go to get them."

Feminism, the first wave of which began with the suffrage movement in the mid-1800s, looks vastly different today than it did generations ago. Thanks to the use of technology in activism, the adoption of alternative feminist philosophies into the mainstream, and more, feminists say the modern movement is defined by its intersectionality.

The surge of women atop economic policymaking has coincided with a heightened focus on gender diversity at key institutions like the Federal Reserve, a shift driven in large part by women.

Supporters of the legislation called it "landmark" and "groundbreaking."

Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines as a sniper -- the only woman in her unit. "All Russians are scared of us," said Emerald. "Afraid of me, afraid of us. Ukrainian women."

Iranian women were banned from the national soccer stadium and all live soccer games for more than 40 years, but that didn't stop some women from defying the mandate.

Women were abused by prison staff in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that held female inmates since 2012, the bipartisan report from the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found.

During the 2010s, the share of women in the manufacturing industry grew among all age groups. Despite this progress, women still make up only about 30% of manufacturing workers, according to Census Data.

Lara Assadi, 24, has faced criticism for performing in her hijab, but she believes women can follow their passions while remaining faithful to their religion.

Black women have continued to "break the glass ceiling," in politics, sports, the humanities and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Despite this progress, there is still a long way to go to achieve racial and gender diversity.

Past studies and research has shown evidence that basic income experiments improved the happiness and health of its recipients and appeared to affect crime rates in the regions where it was implemented.