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'Smallville' Actress Charged With Sex Trafficking

6:04pm April 21, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Women in a secret group in a female mentorship organization operated as "slaves" with "masters," say federal prosecutors. Actress Allison Mack is alleged to have played a big role in the operation.

Activists both supporting and opposing abortion rights gathered in front of the the Supreme Court during the March for Life on Jan. 19.

Young People More Likely To Shift Toward Supporting Abortion Rights, Poll Finds

5:39am April 17, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

The generational divide uncovered by a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute may be linked to changing attitudes about religion.

Winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship (from left) are Jennifer Pahlka, Harish Hande, Jess Ladd, Lesley Marincola, Anushka Ratnayake and Barbara Pierce Bush.

Advice From 5 Women And A Guy Who Won $1.25 Million To Do Good

11:49am April 13, 2018

by Marc Silver

The winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship share surprising lessons on life, leadership and gender in the workplace.

Letitia Plummer, a Houston dentist and candidate for Congress to represent Texas District 22, is applauded during a women's candidate training workshop at El Centro College in Dallas in December.

Politics & Government

A Record 309 Women Are Running For Seats In The House (And 1,103 Men)

10:26am April 13, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The number of women running for Congress has jumped sharply this year. So has the number of men.

Khadire Tahiraj (left) runs the Center for Promotion of Women's Rights in the Drenas municipality in central Kosovo. The center cares for scores of wartime rape survivors, including Sana (right). Sana is not her real name; she chose it for herself because

World News

In Kosovo, War Rape Survivors Can Now Receive Reparations. But Shame Endures For Many

2:12pm April 06, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Thousands of women who were raped in the war that resulted in Kosovo's split from Serbia are eligible for a monthly government stipend of $280. Many are reluctant to claim it. Only 250 have signed up.

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Embracing A New Path: Annie Lowrie Alexander And The Practice Of Medicine

7:00am March 29, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

For the final installment of this month's series, “Her Voice: Revolutionary North Carolina Women,” we go back to the 19th Century, to a town just outside of Charlotte and a time before women had th

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New Display Honors Winston-Salem Women In The Arts

1:54pm March 21, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

City officials in Winston-Salem are dedicating a new display honoring women in the arts. The four selected all have strong local ties to the Triad.

At the final session in a six-month political candidate training series called Emerge Virginia, Johanna Shin takes a group photo.

Politics & Government

The Wave Of Female Candidates Is Set For A Wave Of Losses, Come November

10:58am March 20, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

A disproportionate number of women running for Congress are running in House districts that are considered pretty safe for the other party to hold, whether Republican or Democrat.

A Colombian chef turned social entrepreneur, Leonor Espinosa has made it her mission to revive traditional agriculture, ancestral foodways and culinary know-how among rural, mainly indigenous and Afro-Colombian people.

After Years Of Violence, Chef Offers Colombian Farmers Pride And Profit

12:54pm March 19, 2018

by Nancy Matsumoto

A food activist aims to show the value of traditional agriculture to rural, mainly indigenous people and transform the way they plant, sell and prepare their goods — as well as capture the global eye.

Advocate And Activist: Pauli Murray's Pursuit Of Equality

5:20am March 15, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, another woman refused to give up her seat.

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