Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet's "A Woman's Life," which premiered in the Main Competition of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, begins with an extreme closeup of a woman in the throes of passion, ...

In the shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii has long offered an unparalleled window into ancient Roman life—but the view has been skewed. For centuries, women’s roles in the city have been overlooked or ...

Premiering in competition tonight at the 79th Cannes Film Festival is one of this year’s French entries, and this new film ...

The recent earthquake in Afghanistan has laid bare the country’s worsening women’s health crisis and demonstrated how restrictive Taliban laws and collapsed infrastructure left women without access to ...

In a frank assessment of the complex role of women in the Catholic Church and its leadership, a Vatican study group called for broader access to positions of authority for Catholic women worldwide and ...

Like all women of their time, Asellina and Zmyrina could not vote. But they found influence in their own ways. Asellina owned a popular thermopolium on a bustling corner of ancient Pompeii, where her ...

While many things bring joy and meaning to life, one factor consistently stands out: strong relationships. The Harvard Study of Adult Development has found that healthy, supportive relationships are ...

The UN warns the Taliban is nearing its goal of erasing women from public life in Afghanistan. Since 2021, Afghan women have been squeezed out of education, jobs, travel, and have to abide by strict ...

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to ...