People are dying. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any wealthy nation. In 2023, it was 18.6 deaths per 100 ...

Companies can still deny workplace accommodations if it puts too much strain on the company’s resources. According to the ...

Those children need support and protection to be able to live healthy and safe lives—not to be made pawns in a political game designed to hurt other vulnerable kids. About the Author: Mariya, an award ...

The narrative must be rewritten to create a future that assists their economic security.

(WOMENSENEWS)–Shahla Sherkat, the award-winning journalist and one of the pioneers of the women’s rights movement in Iran, is re-launching on May 29 her feminist magazine shut down by hardliners in ...

In the 24 countries where WomenStrong has partnered with local organizations over the last 10 years, most address the epidemic of violence against women and girls out of necessity.

The opening of Sean Baker’s 2024 indie film, Anora, takes you into the back rooms of a strip club called “Headquarters,” peppered with men ...

Let’s be clear, the failure of a timely and effective response from the federal government has dangerous and deadly trickle down effects. Shaine Garcia was planning for a vaginal delivery of her ...

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 ...

In her recent address before the United Nations Security Council, the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten delivered a searing account of the devastating and shocking ...