Women and Girls

A bone marrow transplant is not a realistic option for most patients. Such transplants are highly invasive and risky, so...

TOKYO — Women have never found a welcoming home in Japan’s labor unions. Sexism is entrenched. Problems like wage discrimination...

Two women have dominated Chinese social media during the Beijing Winter Olympics.One is Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old skier born and...

BEIJING — Andrea Braendli, a Swiss goaltender, had no delusions of an Olympic gold medal.“If we play for a gold...

The N.C.A.A. on Friday cleared the way for the swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who has turned in the...

For the first time in a long time, Dr. Stacy L. Smith is feeling optimistic. The director of the University...

“Cousin, are you sure?” Tiffany asked me. “Aren’t you scared?”I laughed away whatever fear I was carrying and told her...

I’ve always been wary of sports, competition and falling in love. So growing up, I avoided all three. As a...

But the move toward lay leadership has gained steam since 2001, when Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., became the first...

Goodell sensed the gravity of the situation, she thought, when he met with about 50 women who worked at N.F.L....