by October Gallery
The Great Recession was, somewhat famously, a “mancession.” Men faced higher unemployment rates because they were more likely to work in industries, like construction and manufacturing, that were harder hit…
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations helped America’s first human spaceflight in 1961, has died at the age of 101, the space agency said Monday. Johnson was among a team…
Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney, Donna Rotunno, has never been sexually assaulted because she never put herself in “any vulnerable circumstance,” she told a New York Times podcast that aired Friday.…
Among older widows, wives of military veterans are less likely to say they feel lonely and more likely to report having strong social support, a small U.S. study suggests. Researchers…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions…
Despite a wealth of formidable contenders, the Academy Awards on Monday once again nominated zero women for Best Director, and nominations presenter Issa Rae noticed immediately. “Congratulations to those men,”…
Books by some of the most famed Black feminist writers in the U.S., including Patricia Hill Collins, Audre Lorde, bell hooks and Angela Davis, were published in Brazil last year…
On-screen representation for women in Hollywood has improved steadily over the last few years — but not all progress is equal, a new study shows. The number of female characters…
(Reuters Health) – Although guidelines say most women under age 21 don’t need pelvic exams or cervical cancer screenings, a U.S. study suggests many still get these invasive tests. Nationwide,…
(Reuters Health) – Pollutants that persist for decades in the environment may affect fetal growth, a U.S. study suggests. FILE PHOTO: The skyline is seen through polluted air during a…