As the world comes off the hottest summer ever recorded, researchers are feverishly studying the devastating effects of heat on the body.
The movie's abuela character is a nod to Latina guerreras
This summer’s films about women were an odd mix of stories that expanded the scope of women’s roles and those that offered tired narratives.
The idea of normalcy is something of a paradox when it comes to cosmetic procedures.
The tournament was not only a financial success, but also a success in terms of advancing gender equality globally.
One terrible morning, after battling a relentless onslaught of ocean waves for years, Modupe Akerele’s waterfront home finally crumbled in submission to the sea. She was lucky to make it out alive.
A new play based on Emily Wilson’s translation tells the epic story through the experiences of young women refugees.
Being neutral is not neutrality; it’s complicity.
I understand why upholding the Constitution is necessary for our nation’s success and a well-functioning government. Still, I do not understand how a document written centuries ago can prohibit gun control for public safety.
The author, who as a teen attended the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, recalls its life-changing impact.
Earlier this month, a survey conducted by the BBC revealed that the cheapest sanitary pads were still beyond the reach of many African women and girls.
Generation Ratify is mobilizing thousands of young activists to help get the 28th Amendment over the finish line.
What do a nail artist, a grandmother, and a pregnant woman have in common? They’re all influencers shilling for fossil fuel companies on social media.
Sharona Shnayder, a 23-year-old Israeli-Nigerian activist, knows plenty about the role young people play in fighting climate change.
It’s impossible to enjoy Barbie without also being made to grapple with the throes of our real world.
The Taliban's decrees over the past two years have resulted in the severe marginalization of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society, which they exploit to gain attention on the global stage.
We should take inspiration from Jovita Idar. We should also recognize the brutality of white supremacy in the Southwest.
As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?
The gender gap in climate change is real: Women are more likely to suffer its effects and less likely to have a seat at the policy table. But the gap is not just in these areas. It also exists in who cares more — and does more — about the climate crisis. And over and over, researchers have found that women are simply liable to care more and to take more action than men.
In late July, the Miss Italy pageant’s patron, Patrizia Mirigliani, stated that Miss Italy contestants must be “a woman from birth.”
A federal program is collecting a trove of intimate monthly birth control data on hundreds of thousands of patients, many of whom are teens, including the results of mandatory pregnancy tests.
A new report documents the connection between the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and measures to restrict voter access.
Thousands of women have been leading protests in the northeastern state of Manipur, India.
With the Women’s World Cup well underway, players from all over the world are settled in the host countries of Australia and New Zealand. But to get to these countries, most players had to take very long, and very polluting, flights.
August 1 is International Childfree Day, preceded by the Childfree Convention on July 29 and 30.
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