Gender

As several red states pass restrictive laws on abortion, progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to protect the right to the procedure.

To earn department respect as a woman, they work twice as hard.

Equal Pay Day in the U.S. lands on a different day every year, and this year it turns out on average, women "only" had to work 74 extra days into 2022 to catch up to men.

Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over.

A reauthorization of the landmark 1994 law is included in an annual federal spending package moving through Congress.

William Penn's wife ran Pennsylvania after her husband fell ill — and kicked ass doing it.

Microsoft executive Walker, who grew up in Philly, has advice for young Black women entering the workforce, and the companies that want to retain them.

The past two years have been a tough slog for Black people, especially those with fewer resources. Ladipo's services have never been more important. 

Right now, the city’s governing document defines some positions as for “men of recognized standing.” A ballot question in the May primary would change that.

The team filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, saying women's team members were paid thousands of dollars less than the men at nearly every level.

The increase continues what officials believe is an upward trend at the academies, despite new sexual assault prevention and treatment programs.

“It's unfortunate that she is under this incredible microscope,” said a researcher about the flurry of debate over Thomas’ participation.

Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades.

Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics.