Emboldened by the promise that they could “have it all,” women climbed corporate ladders and advocated for wage parity with ...

THE rise in women’s labor force participation over the past decade has yet to move them into higher-value work, with a new report showing that most remain concentrated in low-paying retail and service ...

After the birthing experience of Mercedes Wells, a bill was introduced to ensure women in active labor cannot be turned away from hospitals.

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) has introduced legislation aimed at preventing hospitals from discharging women during active labor ...

The rise of Black and Latina women in union leadership roles marks a significant shift in the American labor movement, reflecting broader changes in workforce demographics and societal expectations.

Women in Labor Inc. will host a brunch on Saturday, in celebration of women in the Labor Movement. The history of labor is one of struggle for women that dates back more than 150 years. It was through ...

The way we talk about jobs data these days can have a kind of “bad news is good news” dynamic. For instance, slowing job growth and rising unemployment last month being a positive sign for fighting ...

Troiano analyzed data from the Polity IV Project, which measures the degree of democracy or autocracy in countries over time, assigning each country a numerical score ranging from -10 (full autocracy) ...

A viral video showing a Texas nurse’s nonchalant attitude toward a pregnant patient in intense labor has set off intense conversation online about how hospitals treat Black maternal health. Originally ...

Quayla Harris knew exactly how she wanted the delivery of her third child to go: a natural birth in the hospital with her husband by her side. Only one of those things happened. Harris' husband was, ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explore the utility of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmacological intervention in managing labor pain and anxiety. Study: ‘Giving ...

Women who used a virtual reality (VR) headset to watch relaxing immersive scenes — such as a walk through a forest or along a beach — experienced a reduction in labor pain, according to results from a ...