Women accounted for virtually all of August's payroll gains, the latest sign of their growing power in the labor market.

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing new legislation to address systemic issues around maternal healthcare, racial disparities and hospital accountability after one of her constituents was ...

Maternal and newborn deaths are rising globally, not just in low- and middle-income countries, but in wealthy nations too. Researchers have described the situation as a "global failure" and a "major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are very few moments in American law when the state can override your will and order an invasive medical procedure. We ...

After videos of Black women in labor being refused care by hospitals across the country went viral, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is seeking change. On Tuesday (Nov. 25), Kelly introduced the WELLS Act, ...

Recently, two videos went viral on social media showing Black women in labor pleading for help as medical staff appeared to ignore their pain. In one clip, a woman sits in a wheelchair, visibly in ...

In 2025, however, it appears that the gains that women had made in recent years started to slip away. In the first half of the year, about 212,000 women exited the workforce, and there was a marked ...

Some labor unions say they're committed to growing the share of women in construction jobs, even as President Trump rolls back policies that opened doors for women. Women make up less than 5% of the ...

A woman in labor was discharged from an Indiana hospital and gave birth in a car minutes later. There are demands for action after a Black woman in labor was discharged from an Indiana hospital — only ...