Empowering women means acknowledging their agency in decisions about work, family, health and all other aspects of life. To achieve gender equality, governments and the international community must ...

With the presidential election approaching, the topic of abortion has drawn increased concern from voters, particularly from young female Americans. A New York Times/Siena College poll from August ...

My father was eight years old when his mother died. Black and white photographs of my paternal grandmother from 1940s India hang in my parents’ living room. Growing up, I had always noticed a sad ...

Yesterday, the Black Women’s Health Imperative issued the following statement in response to attacks on medical abortions in Wyoming and Texas. “We knew this was coming. We knew the attacks on our ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Women make up 58.7% of workers in Maine aged 16 and older. In 2024, more ...

A coalition of queer feminist organizations and individuals in India have issued a groundbreaking report that ties state and religious opposition to marriage equality to the subjugation of women, ...

Women who maintain career autonomy report feeling more confident in relationship decisions and more willing to address problems constructively. The expectation to sacrifice career goals can create ...

Ugandan women's ability to negotiate the conditions and timing of sex, such as refusing sex and asking for condom use with their partners, is key to preventing several reproductive health outcomes, ...

Why are debates about women’s rights so hard to resolve? New research shows how morality, not policy, shapes the fight over women’s bodies. Debates on women’s rights almost never end in a practical ...

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