During perimenopause, progesterone often declines first and becomes increasingly erratic. As allopregnanolone levels ...

fraction of the actual one. Period poverty compounds across a woman’s life. No product, or an unsafe one, leads to ...

A federal judge in New York has ordered the city to reform its welfare system after finding that it illegally prevents aid and food stamps from reaching battered immigrant women and their children, ...

The first time LaOneda Carpenter spoke about her 12-year-old daughter’s death by suicide was at a Mother’s Day luncheon at a church in May 2017. Immediately, afterward, an older lady approached her ...

Our organization, Survivor Justice Center, honored Dolores Huerta at our Bridge to Justice Gala last May. We honored her for her legacy for championing rights of others, and yet we now have learned ...

(WOMENSENEWS)—If there is a single through-line in my life and in my philanthropy, it is marginalization. It has been with me from my earliest memory, and it has defined the many causes to which I ...

I don’t need or want to take up two seats on the train. I just need more freedom and choice within any space that I occupy. Man-spreading: you’ve probably heard that phrase. It’s currently being ...

The numbers are shocking but true. The number of women and young girls behind bars has increased by 700 percent in fewer than 30 years. In fact, women represent the fastest growing prison population ...

Disabled talents’ success in winning awards has sent a powerful message that times have changed for viewers and the ways entertainment is presented. Although films in the 1900s and early 2000s mainly ...

From artificial hymens to restoration surgeries, various methods have popped up to underscore the significance placed on female virginity in the country–and Arab world– says Shereen El Feki in this ...

Military service is one of the nation’s most rewarding yet consequential careers, offering purpose and honor while exposing those who serve to profound and lasting health risks. For women, these ...

My name is Mehria. I am 16 years old and I live in northern Afghanistan. Since birth, I have had a disability in one of my legs, which becomes more apparent when I walk. My mother says my disability ...