Agency Toughens Protections for Pregnant Workers
WASHINGTON—Pregnant women have new protections against on-the-job discrimination. The government has updated 30-year-old guidelines, citing “the persistence of overt pregnancy discrimination, as well...
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More Midwives Would Save Millions of Lives
A modest increase in skilled midwives in the world’s poorest nations could cost-effectively save hundreds of thousands of mothers and babies each year, a new analysis shows. As little as a 10 percent...
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Women Dressed in Red Are Seen as a Threat by Other Women – Plus 6 Other...
By David Gutierrez, contributing writer to Natural News Women dressed in red are more likely to be perceived as a sexual threat by other women, according to a study conducted by researchers from the...
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What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror?
In a series of candid interviews, women share their feelings about body image, self-judgment, and what it means to love themselves. This short documentary was made to accompany John Legend’s “You &...
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Europe Signs Pledge to Stop Violence Against Women
PARIS—The Council of Europe is taking new steps to combat violence against women under a newly ratified convention that comes into force Friday. Fourteen European states are committing themselves to...
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Indian PM Calls for and End to Violence Against Women
NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that India had been shamed by rapes and attacks against women, and called on parents in this deeply misogynistic country to treat their sons and...
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Women Who ‘Lean in’ Often Soon Leave Engineering Careers, Study Finds
Nearly 40 percent of women who earn engineering degrees quit the profession or never enter the field, and for those who leave, poor workplace climates and mistreatment by managers and co-workers are...
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Riding in Pink Cars Without Boys
New Delhi has a taxi service, driven by women, which picks up only women passengers. Mexico City has women-only buses. And Rio de Janeiro’s subway has a “pink car” that is exclusively available to...
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National Women’s Health & Fitness Day 2014: Natural Food Remedies for Women
By Derek Henry, Holistic Health Coach for Healing the Body David Wolfe, world-renowned raw foodist, recently noted 10 super foods that can be consumed regularly with great implications for women’s...
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Stressed Girls Show Signs of Premature Aging
Otherwise healthy girls at high-risk for depression may be aging at a faster rate than their peers. A new study shows the girls with a family history of depression respond to stress by releasing much...
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Report: One-Third of Women Worldwide Suffer Domestic Violence
In the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released Thursday found that about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current...
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House Demolished Where Cleveland Women Held Captive
CLEVELAND— Demolition began Wednesday morning on the Cleveland house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade. It took about an hour and 20 minutes to tear down the house, which...
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Aiming to Lower DC’s Breast Cancer Mortality Rate
WASHINGTON—Women residing in District of Columbia contract breast cancer and die at a per capita rate higher than anywhere else in the United States. Two women met and decided to change that. Dr....
View ArticleMaldive elections: Women, repression and the urns
Mariyam Imad wonders why half the inhabitants of this tropical paradise are still living a nightmare. The peaceful surface of the Maldives’ waters belies a brutal tradition of family violence and...
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This is New York: Dr. Samantha Nutt, Helping Women and Children in War Zones
NEW YORK—Hungry boys ambushed Samantha Nutt’s car as she waited for the gate to open. She was waiting to leave Liberia’s transit center for child soldiers. The car rocked. A boy had climbed onto the...
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Gift Ideas for Fashionable Women
Tell her she’s special with unique jewelry, a luxurious scent, or accessories that she will appreciate for a lifetime. Ray Griffiths Yellow Gold Ball Earrings Courtesy of Ray Griffiths Dress them down...
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Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Women
Women’s unique health care needs are addressed by the Affordable Care Act, according to Alina Salganicoff. She is vice president and director of Women’s Health Policy at the Henry J. Kaiser Family...
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Women and the Affordable Care Act
1. More Health Care Use Women generally have more contact with health care providers than men do, partly because they are family caregivers, partly because they have chronic conditions more often than...
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Sylvia’s Haven: Boston’s Safe House for Women
Sylvia Anthony wipes down the glass on the storm door of her home and women’s shelter known as Sylvia’s Haven. The simple bungalow-style home is in Revere, Mass., about 30 minutes north of Boston and a...
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Women at Greater Risk for Alzheimer’s (Video)
According to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association women age 60 and older have a 1 in 6 chance of getting the Alzheimer’s in their lifetime and are twice as likely to develop the disease than...
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