Why Can’t Fashion See What It Does to Women?

At Courrèges, Nicolas Di Felice covered the faces of many models, in an otherwise elegant show inspired by the idea of the ...

The daring women artists of last century were often sidelined as muses. A new book celebrates their brilliance

In A Woman’s Eye, Her Art, Drusilla Modjeska unpacks how the once-forgotten women artists of the early 20th century continue ...
The New York Times

What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Bobbie ...
The Nation Newspaper

UNICEF: 20 Million Females in Nigeria Affected by Female Genital Mutilation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that no fewer than 20 million females in Nigeria have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), despite the practice being outlawed in the ...
The Hill

Hegseth reignites battle over women’s role in military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain combat roles has reignited fears about his approach to women in the ...

These Australian women modernist painters were overlooked, and forgotten. A century later, they are in the spotlight

Dangerously Modern, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marks an exciting new chapter in the project of reclaiming forgotten women artists.
CNN

Hegseth shuts down group advising on women in the military

The Pentagon is terminating a decades-old advisory group that offered recommendations on how to support women serving in the military, including past suggestions that women needed properly fitting ...
Newsweek

Older Women are Having More Babies, Data Suggests

Older women in the U.S. are having more babies, data suggests, despite the overall declining birth rate. More women seemingly had children as they entered their late 40s in 2024, according to analysis ...
Popular Science

Women really do live longer than men. Here’s why.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s fairly obvious that women live longer than men on average ...
New Scientist

Evolution may explain why women live longer than men

We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most comprehensive analysis yet of the differences in lifespan between male and female mammals and birds. The ...
Military.com

Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox ...
The Washington Post

Who’s more sensitive to pain, men or women? The answer may surprise you.

It is a common misconception that because women are able to give birth and routinely deal with sometimes agonizing period cramps, they are somehow better able to tolerate pain than men. (It is ...