These National Women's Law Center findings come amid sustained unemployment for Black women, catalyzed by 2025 federal worker cuts.

The Root spoke with Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson who detailed the devastating impact Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill has on basic care and potentially life-saving screenings.

Their voting impact is considerably larger than their numbers would suggest. Public officials need to pay more attention to the concerns that motivate them.

A Georgia program called In Her Hands gave women cash with no restrictions and researchers found improvements in savings, ...

Every month, the jobs report is reduced to two numbers: how many jobs the economy added and whether the unemployment rate went up or down. If payrolls rise and unemployment falls, the labor market is ...

El-Sayed said “we have to fight with love.” To me, that means listening to the Black women who have been doing this work for ...

The U.S. job market is in an indisputable crisis. Not only were layoffs and job cuts concerningly high in 2025, but Black unemployment rose throughout the year. 2026 started off no better, with job ...

New Census numbers indicate that the gender pay gap narrowed in 2025.  However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Emily Ratajkowski's celebrated essay on sexual liberation starkly contrasts with the ...

The United States' Olympic women's hockey team features plenty of familiar names, including captain Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne Schofield. The roster is marked largely by veterans. But quiet as it ...