A new study describes 2025 as a “Great Recession” for women directors, with just nine women directors attached to the 100 top-grossing films at the U.S. box office. According to the latest report from ...

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray images may also offer an early warning sign for cardiovascular disease—the ...

Certain beverage habits may influence the bone health of older women, with effects varying depending on consumption levels and other lifestyle factors, new research suggests. Very heavy coffee ...

Going through an abortion can feel isolating and stigmatized. Abortion buddies like Miriam offer compassionate, non-judgmental support to people who would otherwise face the process alone. Hundreds of ...

Heart disease has long been the top killer of women in the United States, but new research suggests uterine fibroids, which many may not even be aware they have, could be putting them at a ...

The Geena Davis Institute has unveiled a new study showing how menopause and aging are portrayed in the 100 top-grossing domestic films from 2009 to 2024 that prominently feature women ages 40 and ...

The study of an assemblage of Neanderthal human bones discovered in the Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium) has brought to light selective cannibalistic behavior primarily targeting female adults and ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...

Michal Raucher received funding from the Israel Institute, the University of Cincinnati, and the Hadassah Brandeis Institute to conduct research related to this article. When people picture a rabbi, ...

Menopause is a universal transition, but for Black women, the journey often looks and feels dramatically different. A new study conducted by the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) examined the ...

A new analysis conducted by researchers at Washington State University highlights a significant increase in the rate of young women attending college — particularly those residing on campus — ...