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Women and girls, who were as young as 13, experienced violence, abuse, rape and death threats from 1996 to 1998, according to a federal indictment.

Gov. Kathy Hochul managed to repel late momentum by her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin. Now she must govern over a fractured New York electorate.

Even if Palin loses her House race next week, a new generation of conservative women stand poised to carry her complex legacy forward.

Liberty German and Abigail Williams were killed on a hike in northern Indiana. Despite a large reward fund and thousands of tips, the case has remained unsolved.

A new study raised alarms about chemical hair straighteners being linked to the disease, but doctors say there are telltale symptoms to watch for.

On “Midnights,” the singer-songwriter probes the realizations and reckonings of many millennial women around timelines for relationships, motherhood and ambition.

While many physicians may avoid discussing the subject, a study showed that who gets addressed with the honorific “Dr.” may depend on gender, degree and specialty.

A principal dancer with Dance Theater of Harlem, she was an international star, a memorable Firebird and an inspiration for dancers of color.

Older women are more likely to carry fetuses with genetic disorders that often can’t be detected until 15 weeks of pregnancy, beyond the limit set in a Senate proposal.

Women generally have long hours of housework and care duties on top of a job, while men have less time-sensitive chores like lawn mowing.

Data from a fertility center showed many women did not get pregnant because of the age at which they froze their eggs and because they did not preserve enough of them.

After a break from the spotlight, the actress is poised for a comeback, starting with a role in the Netflix film “Do Revenge.”

On rare occasions, new cancers have been found in women with both textured and smooth implants, filled with saline or silicone, federal health officials said.

The job in the Scottish region of Tayside was eliminated after a groundswell of anger that a man would be overseeing, or ‘mansplaining,’ menstruation policy.

When the champion, who helped professionalize women’s tennis, watches Williams play, she says, she thanks God: “Serena is living our dream.”

If I had been forced to give birth as a child, my life would not have been my own.

The country is the first to offer tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products free of charge.

While Tsukasa Yajima has won praise for exposing problems at South Korea’s best-known shelter for former sex slaves, he has also been the focus of intense backlash.

It’s often left out of polite ‘cocktail conversation,’ however this painful inflammation affects many people. Here are some ways to prevent and treat it.

Her story collection “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” her first book, has been translated into dozens of languages and has sold more than 1.5 million copies.