French President Emmanuel Macron has called the mission to promote gender equality and end violence against women his "great cause."
And only a few months into his five-year term, the country’s Secretary of State for Gender Equality is seeing progress.
"He decided to send women everywhere in France to run for elections, and thanks to that, we've doubled the number of women in Parliament," Marlene Schiappa told Cheddar.
A politician and longtime ally of Macron, Schiappa works closely with the president to further women's rights in France. She says these efforts are top priorities for the government.
Schiappa was in New York participating in the Women in Corporate Leadership Initiative. The event brought together women from around the world to discuss ways to increase the number of women in the corporate world.
For full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/the-global-fight-for-equal-pay-takes-center-stage-at-the-nyse).
Arizona recorded more coronavirus deaths, infections and emergency-room admissions in a single day than ever before in a rapidly deepening crisis Wednesday across the Sunbelt.
Actor, Kendrick Sampson, talks the need for change in Hollywood and the mission to urge the industry to divest from police.
As audiences move away from traditional TV, digital media made its pitch for advertising dollars at the 2020 NewFronts.
The European Union has announced it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.
The growing consensus is that eating and drinking indoors with people you don't know is among the worst things you can do during the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Court comes down on the side of abortion advocates. Also, if you have a food allergy, listen up.
AMC said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
Health departments around the U.S. that are using contact tracers to contain coronavirus outbreaks are scrambling to bolster their ranks.
The Ryders Alley Trencher-Fed Society, R.A.T.S. for short, have been prowling NYC for at least three decades for rodents, and their services are required more than ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.
Jill and Carlo recap a weekend chock full of news, including the latest pandemic headlines, a bombshell report in the New York Times about Russia, and Facebook's growing advertiser problem.
