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Pope Francis says Catholic ban on female priests likely to last forever

By Justin Scuiletti

In a follow-up question, a reporter asked: “But forever, forever? Never, never?”…

This map shows the number of women in every state legislature

By Michael D. Regan

Women make up about a quarter of the seats on state legislatures in the United States.

Women are fast catching up to men in alcohol consumption — and abuse

By Megan Thielking, STAT

Women worldwide are catching up to men when it comes to alcohol consumption.

Trump’s ‘nasty woman’ remark adds to woes with female voters

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

The GOP presidential nominee had another bad week, leading some to wonder whether his popularity with female voters had reached rock bottom.

For Clinton, struggle to change public perception persists

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

While many see her as better prepared to be commander in chief than Trump, she is consistently viewed unfavorably by more than half of the country.

Explicit audio emerges of Trump sexually objectifying women

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Donald Trump is issuing a rare apology after a video showed him making lewd, sexually charged comments about women in 2005.

For African-American female entrepreneurs, funding challenges call for creative bootstrapping

By PBS News Hour

The fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. is African-American women. But minority-owned businesses often face greater challenges getting funding. The NewsHour’s April Brown profiles two women who have bucked the stereotypes and gotten resourceful to launch their ventures.

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Trump says he would do more than Clinton to help women

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is arguing that he'll do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.