Attorneys in the U.S. are using international human rights law for the first time to seek protection for domestic violence victims and their children. The Inter-American Commission case concerns police failure to enforce a protection order.
As the Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop faces pressure on same-sex unions, female priests say the schism threat places intensified scrutiny on their own leadership. First in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.
An advocacy group is kicking off a summer campaign to ban hospitals from distributing free infant formula. They say mothers who have difficulties nursing are more likely to give up when they are given free formula samples.
June Cross has put her story under the microscope of historical journalism and managed to find, in her own life, a story of not only conflict but also endurance and inspiration. She has now written a book that expands on her film “Secret Daughter.”
Russia's new power to intrude on nongovernmental organizations is a sore point in U.S.-Russian relations and is spreading a chill over rights groups such as the Soldiers' Mothers Committee, which helps women keep sons out of the military.
Suzanne Braun Levine has been top editor at both Ms. magazine and the Columbia Journalism Review. But now she's put on her writing cap and is touring the country with her latest book; it's about women seizing a second chance in later life.
During Black History Month, Macy's marketed a second shipment of baskets made by Rwandan women, many of whom were widowed during the country's genocide. Some weavers say the business helps them cope with HIV-AIDS.