On a recent crisp and cold Jerusalem evening, six female teens ran on the track at the Hebrew University stadium, training for the Jerusalem...
This year, California will be ground zero in the battle over the regulation of crisis pregnancy centers, the estimated 4,000 faith-based facilities across the...
For heart transplant recipient Roxanne Watson, her second life is a love story. That’s why she is keeping busy during Heart Month by...
Kimberly Gomez, 16, wants to learn more about sex. As a lesbian, she wants to know how to avoid sexually transmitted infections, or...
Two doctors are advocating for a different approach to lower global rates of female genital cutting, still common in some regions although banned in...
Any report card on eating disorders has to give higher marks to public awareness these days. “The public is much more aware of...
Coral Robinson, 72, had a heart attack in 2002. As a registered nurse, she realized she had to act fast to get help; and...
Dr. Julie Ramos sees her work in the Bronx, where many of her patients are women with heart disease, as the best way to...
France (WOMENSENEWS)— A 33-year-old French-born citizen here has vivid memories of what’s called “vacation cutting,” when immigrant parents send their daughters to stay with...
Hold off on the fireworks for International Women’s Day. Put a cap on that box of sparklers. Instead of celebrating progress on March...
India (WOMENSENEWS)—The minister for women and child welfare, Maneka Gandhi, stirred a huge controversy when she suggested about a month ago that sex determination...
April 12, is Equal Pay Day, the day symbolizing how far into the year women must work in order to catch up to what...