Female trekkers are gaining ground in the mountains of Nepal. This in turn is spurring demand for female guides who find a path out of social constraints and the penury of traditional agricultural work on the cold, rock trails.
A study linking DDT exposure to a higher risk of breast cancer in women renews questions about using the pesticide, banned in the U.S., to battle malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
A widespread drought has East Africa in its grips and aid agencies warn that food supplies are running short. Among the nomadic herders of Kenya, women are the hardest hit as men leave them behind to search for food and water.
As she monitors the retro media messages about mating and dating, Caryl Rivers advises against believing in the return of the Sugar Daddy. Two-income couples, she says, are here to stay and deserve the season’s sweetest greetings.
Women, the primary shoppers in 8 out of 10 households, are increasingly reaching for organic food. As the demand increases, women are also leading the debate over what is organic and pushing for stricter norms.
A new book about the news media’s allegedly liberal bias suggests that journalism is too “pro-feminist.” A review of recent reports on women proves quite the opposite.
Women form the backbone of the global agricultural economy, yet their contributions have been largely ignored abroad and at home. A new study says 81 percent of the women who live on U.S. farms and ranches are involved in day-to-day operations.
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