Harris narrows the voter enthusiasm gap by motivating women
How Kamala Harris is motivating voter enthusiasm, particularly among women.
Is America Finally Ready for a Female President?
Kamala Harris aims to shatter the glass ceiling in 2024, championing progress and reproductive rights while reintroducing herself to voters.
‘A slap in the face’: Democrats go on abortion offensive, but grassroots funders are falling behind
Abortion funds on the ground are fighting to survive two years after Dobbs, as they bridge the gap for access on razor-thin budgets.
Born still, in legal and medical limbo
Bad data, few autopsies, shocked parents—the stillbirth crisis is getting another look and some tools to address it
She ended her pregnancy a year before Florida would have banned it — now she’s running for Congress
Candidates like Florida’s Lucia Báez-Geller and Tennessee’s Gloria Johnson are putting their personal stories at the center of their campaigns.
From climate change navigation to the legacy of Black cowgirls, Black storytelling honors Juneteenth
For Juneteenth, we’re sharing some of our favorite coverage of Black women.
The Supreme Court Upholds Access to Mifepristone Amid Ongoing Abortion Rights Battle
The Supreme Court has ruled to maintain access to the essential abortion medication mifepristone, amidst ongoing legal challenges that could impact women in restrictive states.
How the latest abortion case in front of SCOTUS worries maternity-care advocates
In the latest abortion case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Idaho argues to overturn decades-old emergency law that treats millions of pregnant patients every year.
Why is the female veteran suicide rate spiking? Could it be AI?
A government algorithm designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence.
Artificial Intelligence: Veteran Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favors White Men
An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence, which affects a far greater percentage of women, an investigation by The Fuller…
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Incredibly unjust’ — How medical research feeds a vicious cycle of inequality
The latest Alzheimer’s breakthrough largely excluded Black women, who are most disproportionately impacted by the devastating disease.
‘My community is still dying’ — How the dearth of Black women in clinical research worsens health disparities
By 2020, there was one Black woman for every 10 white women in FDA-approved drug trials.
Online images are making gender bias worse, research shows
Pictures stick in our minds. But men dominate online images of various professionals, amplifying stereotypes against women.
New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women
A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials.
Why Heart Disease Research Still Favors Men
Women are neglected by medical research, especially when it comes to heart disease.
Natural disasters raise risk of domestic violence
Natural disasters increase instances of intimate partner violence, creating particular danger for the usual victims: women.
Nearly Three Decades of Data on Women in Construction is Missing — Here’s How That Could Change
The government stopped collecting data on diversity in the construction industry nearly three decades ago — that could soon change.
Homelessness Spikes Among California Women
Data shows 60,000 unhoused women in the state, among them domestic violence survivors, pregnant women and mothers.
