Gender

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.”

Afghanistan has come too far in the last 17 years to regress, she emphasizes.

The players are seeking equal pay and treatment, in addition to damages including back pay. The complaint was filed on International Women's Day.

Tanya Curry first slept in a homeless shelter when she was in her early 20s and had her 5-year-old son alongside her. Today at 46, she is alone and once again homeless.

Some quibble with the "a period should end a sentence – not a girl's education" trope:

Claire Sliney wants to destigmatize periods with the film, “Period. End of Sentence.” The Penn sophomore made the documentary with friends while she was still in high school.