Sep 30 Nobel Prizes still struggle with wide gender disparity By Mark Lewis, Associated Press The aura of this year's Nobel announcements has been dulled by questions over why so few women have entered the pantheon, particularly in the sciences. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:47 What French women get right about aging well By Pamela Druckerman What makes older French women so radiant, and have more active sex lives than American women? Journalist Pamela Druckerman wanted to know how women in her adoptive country cope with looking older. She found the secret is simply to aspire… Continue watching
Aug 19 Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November By Christina A. Cassidy, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they are winning. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:07 Educated Afghan women offer economic resilience in the face of climate change and conflict By Beth Murphy Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known. It's in the fields where a new war is being waged between two forces the people can't control:… Continue watching
Jun 24 As Saudi women take the wheel, activists say fight for gender equality continues By Ilayda Kocak In Saudi Arabia, as a women’s driving ban is lifted Sunday, human rights advocates are criticizing the country’s remaining restrictions on women. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:13 This women’s memorial honors millions of ‘sisters in arms’ By Judy Woodruff For the 3 million women who have served in the U.S. military, there's a growing effort to highlight and register their place in history. Going back to the American Revolution, they have held a variety of roles, and are now… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 10:52 Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care By Lauren Knapp, Saskia de Melker More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate… Continue watching
May 13 For incarcerated mothers, parenting is a day-to-day struggle By Megan Thompson Twenty-four hours after giving birth to her son, Jessica Inholt was separated from him. Now, raising him is a family affair. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 9:51 ‘Every issue is a women’s issue’ — Why these Republican women are running for office By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014, and the number of GOP women running for office has risen from 15 to 23. In a deep red state where women… Continue watching
Mar 17 Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history By Tamar Carroll, Lara Nicosia, The Conversation Wikipedia's coverage on women is less comprehensive, and its volunteer editor base is mostly male. What can be done to change the numbers?… Continue reading