When we sit down to think about the Women of the Year each winter, we ask ourselves the same question: What are the most significant issues facing women and girls around the world right now?

Women outlive men, by something of a long shot: In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared to around 75 for men. This holds true regardless of where women live, how ...

To create opportunities for others who shared her goal, Odessa Jenkins started her own professional full-contact league for women players. By Alix Strauss Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to ...