On March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world. It is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women as well as advocate for ...

Women outlive men, by something of a long shot: In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared to around 75 for men. This holds true regardless of where women live, how ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh ...

When we sit down to think about the Women of the Year each winter, we ask ourselves the same question: What are the most significant issues facing women and girls around the world right now?

(RNS) — As Gen Z women and men drift apart on multiple dimensions in American life, they are also increasingly making different political and religious choices. Exit polls show that compared ...

Women are challenging beauty norms, embracing self-love despite societal judgments about appearance. From facing scrutiny over grey hair, dusky skin, and height, to overcoming insecurities related ...

But we’re still not there yet. Women are more likely than men to experience severe pain and chronic conditions—and yet research shows that over-the-counter and prescription painkillers like ...

The fourth annual Forbes and Know Your Value 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi concluded on Friday with an International Women’s Day Awards Gala to celebrate women who have helped shape history with ...

Yet a definition of biological sex put forth by U.S. President Donald Trump designates people as either male or female based solely on the size of the reproductive cells they make. Millions of ...

The memo defines terms such as sex − "a person's immutable biological classification as either male or female" − and female versus male. Kennedy's announcement comes a week after he was ...

Black women have been a cornerstone of her career—both as inspirations and as allies on her acting journey, which began in the early 1970s. In fact, retracing the steps of the Black actresses ...