Hosai Ismail Khan is the pseudonym of a female journalist in Afghanistan who has written Sonia’s story using her own words; ...

A counselor of abusive men says this time of crisis is a teachable moment in which men must admit to their vulnerability, engage in self-reflection, and exercise a new leadership emphasizing ...

The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the ...

These spaces aren’t just about connection – they’re arenas of advocacy, empowerment, and solidarity, representing a new kind of social value. A quiet revolution is unfolding for disabled women on ...

The work of Gunnar and Alva Myrdal, a husband and wife team, in the 1930s shaped Sweden’s progressive population policies, says Steven Philip Kramer in this excerpt from “The Other Population Crisis.” ...

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 ...

The United Nations’ Gender Snapshot 2025 is out, and the numbers are grim: Women have broken barriers in education but remain sidelined in leadership, holding only 27.2% of parliamentary seats, 30% of ...

Credit: mlgkhc on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). (WOMENSENEWS)–Sakia’Lynn Johnson was cautiously optimistic. Last year, as one of two African American international board certified ...

When Sabrina Carpenter recently opened as host for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, she didn’t hold back. “Since you’re here, I want to clear up some misconceptions people have about me,” she said with a ...

Women with disabilities live at the intersection of two main biases: Gender bias can also color physicians’ attitudes toward patients. For example, a 2018 study found that doctors often view men with ...

Thriving in college is hard. The US News and World Report reports that only 62% of American college students graduate from a university within six years’ time. The reasons range from academic to ...

The call for change is clear: it’s time to move beyond mere acknowledgment of these issues and focus on practical, sustainable solutions. In the last decade, there’s been a growing awareness of the ...