Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed it had launched a formal ...

Coco Gauff led all female athletes by earning an estimated $34.4 million in 2024, but that total would leave her nearly $20 million short of the world's 50 highest-paid athletes.

A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of ...

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, the rights and the empowerment of women.

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds. They're also the least likely to misuse the stimulants.

A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative ...

Ahoo Daryaei was released from a psychiatric ward into the care of her family, Iranian authorities say.

Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread violence women and girls face worldwide.

The UN's Human Rights Office has condemned the high number of civilians killed in the war in Gaza, saying its analysis shows close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period were women and ...

The crew survived and spent six days frantically salvaging what cargo they could, but the Vrouw Maria sank with its art treasures still packed tight in its upper hold. They were still there when the ...

Divorce is having a moment—for women. For example: Actor Drew Barrymore, who recently divorced for the third time, shared on her talk show that divorce is liberating. I had so much shame around ...