Women

The high cost of participation and an institutional lack of investment in women are largely to blame, says The Washington Post's Glynn Hill.

Beyond the intrinsic value of gender parity in politics, there's evidence that getting more women elected and politically active makes good economic sense too. Let's do the numbers. 

The new book "She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street" chronicles the barriers women had to break down to become part of major financial institutions.

New research finds that more women entering clerical work during World War I changed gender norms for years to come.

The vast majority of Forest Service firefighters are men. A crew of women who are comfortable roughing it aim to change the equation.

What's behind the surge in women workers? And will the numbers keep climbing?

Typewriters were "crucial" to the rise of women's workforce participation in the 20th century, says economic historian Elyce Rotella.

Women drive the bulk of household purchasing decisions in China. What do they want to spend their money on?

The last time the fundamentalists were in power, they banned education for girls and women.

With the pandemic forcing school and daycare closures around the country, children are spending more time at home — and women are bearing the brunt of that.