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Income Inequality: Is There a Grooming Gap?
A recent study suggests that appearance matters when it comes to income — but putting more effort into how you look has a bigger payoff for women.
How the Plants Around Your Home May Affect Your Life Span
Having a lot of green around your home might help you live longer, according to a new study of more than 100,000 U.S. women.
Hairy Situation: More Mustaches, Fewer Women in Top Medical Spots
Why are there more mustaches in top medicine jobs than women?
When Did Women Start to Outlive Men?
It's well known that women live longer than men, but this wasn't always the case: A new study finds that differences between men and women's life expectancies began to emerge in the late 1800s.
Women's Progress in Science and Engineering Since 1973 (Infographic)
Men outnumbered women 10 to 1 in the early Seventies, but today that gap has closed to two to one.
New Test for Ovarian Cancer Finds More Cases
A new screening test for ovarian cancer can detect more women with the disease than previous methods, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.
Opioid Prescriptions May Put Unborn Children at Risk, CDC Warns
Many U.S. women who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid painkillers, powerful medications that can cause birth defects, a new study finds.
Athletes, Sports and Violence Against Women (Op-Ed)
Opinion While the association between violence against women and elite athletes is not uncommon, it is not sports per se that are the problem.
