Self-determination has been consistently recognized as an important factor in successful transition from school to adulthood.

Dr. Allison Cowett, medical director at Family Planning Associates, discusses how Illinois clinics are becoming overburdened ...

Women’s eNews has learned that the “Hunting for Bambi” adult paintball business, was most likely a hoax staged to promote sales of “Hunting for Bambi” videos. After a weeklong investigation, Las Vegas ...

Commander Esther, wearing an embroidered blouse and a black ski-mask, declared the Zapatista rebels would lay down their arms if the government gave more autonomy to her region and advanced the rights ...

(WOMENSENEWS)–The Miss America Pageant has always revealed the nation’s attitude toward women. Originally a bathing suit contest on the beach, it began in 1921 as an attempt by Atlantic City ...

(WOMENSENEWS)—When I was 18 years old, I fell in love. I had met a man near the University of Oregon campus who seemed to love me as much as I loved him. Even though I was a promising high school ...

The work of Gunnar and Alva Myrdal, a husband and wife team, in the 1930s shaped Sweden’s progressive population policies, says Steven Philip Kramer in this excerpt from “The Other Population Crisis.” ...

In her recent address before the United Nations Security Council, the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten delivered a searing account of the devastating and shocking ...

MEXICO CITY (WOMENSENEWS)–The second time Deborah Alvarez was deported from the United States in 2005, after she was detained for prostitution solicitation tickets, she knew she would have to stay in ...

For victims and survivors of domestic violence, a safety plan is more than just a strategy—it is a lifeline. The year 2025 is shaping up to be one like no other. We are navigating uncharted waters, ...

The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the ...