Joan Williams argues how understanding class is key to winning the kind of family-supportive public policies, workplace practices and cultural attitudes that will enable all of us to more easily ...

By classifying workers as contractors, platform companies avoid paying core employment obligations while retaining tight ...

In the formal economy, women dominate sectors and jobs specifically tailored for them, which require nurturing, domestic, or ...

A new Talker Research survey of 2,000 Americans uncovers a troubling reality: 72% of us are living in moderate or poor health ...

Interviews with female prisoners in WA show many struggled with violence, drugs, alcohol, poverty and homelessness from an ...

In the corridors of Kenya’s public service, women are steadily climbing the professional ladder. In contrast, their ...

Male survivors seeking protection under the Violence Against Women Act must navigate a system that was never designed to ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 10 ...

Millions of Indians face malnutrition, obesity, and diabetes due to lack of dietary diversity and affordability of healthy ...

China’s gender imbalance has birthed a shadow industry of bride-trafficking, where poor women from several Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, are lured with false promises and ...

Charles Rangel, the dapper, voluble US congressman from New York’s Harlem district who for four decades used his perch on the ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...