To Create Opportunities for Other Women, Odessa Jenkins Formed Her Own League

To create opportunities for others who shared her goal, Odessa Jenkins started her own professional full-contact league for women players.

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Fighting for Justice for Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II.

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Bacterial Vaginosis May Be Sexually Transmitted, New Study Shows

Bacterial vaginosis is most likely a sexually transmitted infection, according to a new study.

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Women with Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.

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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, menopause and Alzheimer’s.

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Democrats Appear in Pink to Protest

But is this really a “Barbie” moment?

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Cuomo’s Foes Look to Renew Focus on Sexual Harassment Scandal

As Andrew M. Cuomo runs for mayor, political opponents are previewing attack lines regarding the harassment accusations that led to his resignation as governor.

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In U.S., Tate Brothers Are Met With a Mixed Reception

Their arrival has upset their accusers and alarmed women’s rights groups. Conservatives were divided.

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Possible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill

The search in Manitoba uncovered possible human remains from two victims of a serial killer, a devastating case that spotlighted an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada.

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Four Black Women Who Mixed Fine Dining, Fashion and Art in New York

The dining rooms created by these restaurateurs weren’t just eye-catching; they were stages for their owners’ personal stories.

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