Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Holly Corbett covers bias, workplace culture, and social movements. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

For Black women, economic mobility looks very different depending on where they live. The national wage gap remains wide, and many regions still struggle with historic inequities that shape income, ...

While Black women have been on the frontlines of every social and political movement in the United States, they have often been sidelined or not fully recognized for their contributions. As champions ...

The renewed women's health strategy responds to the serious problem of gendered health inequalities.1 Healthy life expectancy for women has fallen by 2.5 years between 2019–21 and 2022–24, faster than ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Men joined the labor market at a rate three times greater than women in 2025. A thriving ...

In 1936, nearly two decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Helen Webb Harris, an educator in the Washington, DC, area, invited 12 friends to her home to discuss forming a club. The next year, Webb ...

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 ...

Research shows that Black women tend to enter menopause about 8.5 months earlier than white women and have worse symptoms. Black women experience menopause differently from white women. Research shows ...