When in comes to telling the urgent story of the kidnapped Nigerian students, mainstream media have been slow to mobilize. The author, an international spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, reveals why, and demands that we do better.

As parliament considers a law to roll back abortion rights, women in Spain are trying a novel approach to assert ownership of their bodies.

More than 23 years after Anita Hill testified before a Senate committee of 14 white men about the sexual harassment she had experienced at the hands of then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, th...

Amid ample evidence that both the small and big screens are still a man’s world, women are finding audiences by creating their own series and making them available on the web.

A Buffalo abortion clinic adds a birthing center, creating a new model of a full-service facility for women’s reproductive health.

The author, a leading expert on women in the film industry, introduces new research that goes beyond the numbers, revealing the quality of films’ portrayals of women.

The author, a marketing professional, takes note of some new and different female characters in TV ads—and hopes that they will set a trend.

Activists have launched a large-scale, community-created artwork to show public support for victims and survivors of sexual assault.

When it comes to progress for women in the Catholic church, the author, a professor of religious studies, suggests that we take a hard look at Pope Francis’s actions, not just his rhetoric.

A a free, online documentary film festival, running throughout Women’s History Month, focuses on the stories of extraordinary women.

In the aftermath of the Olympics, activists consider whether an opportunity for international pressure to change Russia’s anti-LGBT policies has been squandered.

Now that the U.S. Senate has changed its rules to make filling judicial vacancies easier, a new report calls on President Obama to nominate judges who have experience as advocates for change.

Activists are working to remove a major hurdle to justice for sexual assault survivors: the backlog of evidence in hundreds of thousands of cases.

In the face of violent backlash, Cambodian garment workers, 90 percent of whom are women, are taking on powerful government and industry forces to fight for a living wage.

An interview with Jehane Noujaim, whose Oscar-nominated documentary The Square offers a unique look at the lives of three Egyptians during the occupation of Tehrir Square : “It’s crucially important that this story about the Egyptian revolution is told by Egyptians.”