News About Inspiring Women

How have women's lives in Afghanistan improved since 2001, from education and clothing to reproductive rights and political power? Here are six ways life has got better for women since the last Taliban government fell - gains now feared at risk.

Workers at Africa’s first all-female mine say their jobs have given them a fresh start and financial independence.

While the protests started with anger over the enforcement of the hijab, they represent a much wider movement that now poses the greatest threat the theocratic regime has faced since the 1979 revolution.

Only 3% of active physicians are Black women. A wave of new digital platforms is trying to make it easier to find them.

Muslim women's group 'Aisyiyah is helping the environment and local communities by restoring forests, tackling climate problems and raising awareness on the need to reduce waste

East Passyunk Avenue is a major commercial hub in South Philadelphia — and it has just reached the milestone of becoming 50% women-owned-and-operated.

As wildfires worsen and the state faces a firefighter shortage, a California pilot program aims to recruit women to fight fires. But the field remains full of obstacles.

After a student won a refund for the jab against cervical cancer, campaigners are pushing for universal access.

Rest, Hope, and Privilege: An intimate conversation with the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist

As Haiti confronts a cholera epidemic and multiple climate disasters, humanitarian efforts continue on.

A group of refugee psychologists is caring for the mental health of Ukrainian refugees — a position they were once in and are uniquely qualified to serve.

The Minnesota senator was treated for breast cancer this year. She has bipartisan legislation that would encourage people to catch up on health screenings, which plummeted during the pandemic.