Every train car in “La Bestia” – The Beast – is a world unto itself, with all the good and evil that entails. Ariel saw the worst of this...

Women have participated in political violence consistently over time. In more recent decades the suicide bomber role has become the...

In Australia, an average baby boy born in 2016 could expect to live to 80, while a baby girl born at the same time could expect to live...

India’s rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These...

Only a handful of the top companies in the U.S. are led by a woman. Efforts to change that and promote more women into positions of...

Across sub-Saharan Africa traditional non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages are made from locally available produce like cereals, fresh...

The role of women in the recent protests in Sudan has attracted a great deal of attention. This is because women who try to have a...

Almost 70% of American mothers with children under 18 work for pay. But motherhood remains disruptive for many women’s work lives....

Nigerian women are at high risk of death related to pregnancy and child birth. Accurate figures are hard to come by, but the World Health...

Several studies, covering about 58 countries across the world, found that as women get older they are more able to make decisions...

How do we know whether women are achieving equitable levels of political representation? For many years, scholars have focused on women’s...

Saudi Arabia is a notoriously difficult place to be a woman. The kingdom enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law that sees the...

While fertility levels have declined rapidly in most parts of the world, many countries in the sub-Saharan African region of the Sahel...

Advancing Republican efforts to reduce access to abortion, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on March 26 that the Trump...

Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring...

Cuba has rejected a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in its new and revised constitution, a move that disappointed some gay rights...

Too much sitting has long been criticized for contributing to premature mortality, Type 2 diabetes, and a host of other illnesses. In a...

The face of HIV in the United States has long been white gay men, even though the epidemic has had a devastating and disproportionate...

Women are gaining ground in politics around the world. Last year, the so-called “pink wave” saw a record number of women elected to...

A decade ago, on Jan. 29, 2009, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act...