Gender

Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.

Studies — like a 2017 one from the National Bureau of Economic Research — have shown that disparities have a lot to do with motherhood.

On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.

An all-time high of 84 percent of Americans believe women are just as suited emotionally for politics as men, according to results from the General Social Survey.

History was supposed to be made Friday when, for the first time, two female astronauts were scheduled to do a spacewalk together outside the International Space Station.

Anna Broomall broke gender barriers and worked to lower maternal and infant mortality rates.

Organizations like Planned Parenthood have also derided the initiative as a way to chip away at abortion rights.

Three women were honored with a prestigious award this week and it's likely they have no idea.

Approximately 300 to 350 women and girls attended the summit hosted by the Philadelphia Commission for Women.

The “Know Your Numbers” event coincided with release of a city report examining the health of black men and boys.

While the success of #MeToo testifies to the power of social media, as a scholar who studies feminism, I know it’s not the first movement of its kind.

Birdie Busch will perform a suite of songs based on female artists in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Researchers have found that the global gag rule has actually made women in sub-Saharan Africa twice as likely to have an abortion.

She said the biggest challenge in implementing the U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is the need to accelerate the pace and scale-up action.

A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”