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The Best States for Women
The Best States for Women
Aug 26, 2025 4:19 PM CDT

The Best States for Women

Hawaii ranks No. 1 in WalletHub's ranking of states that are best for women's equality

(Newser) - Tuesday is Women's Equality Day , per the National Women's History Alliance, which notes that Aug. 16, 1920, is the day when the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was certified. In some states, the ladies are experiencing that gender parity big time, while it looks...

Stalking Causes 'Potentially Huge Health Impacts' in Women

Study links stalking and restraining orders to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

(Newser) - Women who've been stalked or obtained restraining orders are significantly more likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes later in life, new research finds—raising urgent questions about how violence shapes women's long-term health. As study author Rebecca Lawn notes, per Axios , "violence against women is...

Hegseth Shares Clip About Women Needing to 'Submit'

DOD chief retweets video of Christian extremists chatting about repealing women's right to vote

(Newser) - The man who oversees the nation's military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to a...

App for Women to Vet Possible Beaus Is Breached

Tea says tens of thousands of selfies, photo IDs were leaked, showed up on 4chan

(Newser) - Tea, an app designed to let women safely discuss men they date, has been breached, with thousands of selfies and photo IDs of users exposed, the company confirmed on Friday. Tea said that about 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 images of selfies or selfies featuring a...

Uber Brings Women-Only Rides to US
In the US,
an Uber First
Jul 23, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

In the US, an Uber First

Pilot program for women-only rides launches in LA, San Francisco, Detroit next month

(Newser) - Uber is rolling out a new feature designed to give women more control over who they ride with—or drive for—on its platform. As part of a pilot program launching next month in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit, women can tap a preference in the Uber app...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

Warrants cite gender-based persecution and crackdown on basic freedoms

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court has new targets in its sights. The Hague-based court has issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity tied to their treatment of Afghan women . Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani are suspected of orchestrating...

Danish Women in Military Draft for the First Time

All those who turn 18 as of Tuesday get entered, just like male teens

(Newser) - A notable change for Denmark's military arrives this week: The Scandinavian country is seeking to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time. Danish women who turn 18 after Tuesday will be entered into the lottery system, the...

Crash Test Dummies Have a Problematic Limitation

Most models are based on male body

(Newser) - Maine's Maria Weston Kuhn had one big question about the head-on car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery while vacationing in Ireland in 2019: Why were she and her mother seriously hurt, while her father and brother, who were in the front, emerged unscathed? When Kuhn returned...

10 Most Powerful Women in Business
10 Most
Powerful
Women in
Business
May 20, 2025 9:35 AM CDT

10 Most Powerful Women in Business

Fortune places GM CEO Mary Barra at the top of its list

(Newser) - Fortune is out with its annual "most powerful women in business" list, this time using "a more complex scoring system" than in the past that "gives an edge to CEOs." Indeed, seven out the top 10 on the magazine's list boast that chief executive...

Men Face Higher Risk of Death From 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

Women are more likely to be diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, however

(Newser) - A new study highlights that men hospitalized with "broken heart syndrome"—aka takotsubo cardiomyopathy —die at more than twice the rate of women, despite women being more frequently diagnosed with the condition. Using data from almost 200,000 US patients between 2016 and 2020, researchers found...

For Indigenous, a Red Handprint Is a Solemn Reminder

Families push for answers on some 4.3K murdered or missing

(Newser) - A red handprint has become the symbol of a movement as Indigenous families across North America take to the streets and capitols, demanding lasting answers to the violence that continues to haunt their communities. With thousands of cases unresolved, advocates are pushing for solutions—and making sure the next...

Life Expectancy in South Barely Budged Over the Last Century
Life Expectancy in South
Barely Budged Since 1900
new study
Apr 30, 2025 3:16 PM CDT

Life Expectancy in South Barely Budged Since 1900

Particularly for women

(Newser) - Over the course of the 20th century, the average American's lifespan took a big jump—the key part being on average. A new study finds that while some states made major gains in life expectancy over the past century, others have barely moved the needle. The study published...

UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trans Women

British high court rules that trans women can't be considered women for 'equality purposes'

(Newser) - The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female, rejecting the Scottish government's argument that it includes transgender women. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and '...

Ladies Who Are 'Boy Sober' Are Far From Alone

US women are responding to 'major demographic shifts,' swearing off marriage in increasing numbers

(Newser) - Women in the US "would rather be alone than with a man who holds them back." That's according to Daniel Cox, director of the American Enterprise Institute's Survey Center on American Life, who says that American women have become more choosy in recent years and even...

MI6 Could Get Its First Woman Spy Chief

It seems that the James Bond series got there a lot faster than the real-world British spy agency

(Newser) - Real-life spies say their world is nothing like that of James Bond, but the AP reports that in one way, truth may soon follow fiction: MI6 could be about to get its first woman leader. Britain's foreign intelligence agency launched a search for its next chief on Tuesday, and...

Feds: Border Patrol Agent Made Women Show Off Their Breasts

Officials say Shane Millan made up stories as to why immigrants he processed had to bare chests

(Newser) - One can certainly expect a documentation check when entering the United States from another country, but a boob check? That's what cost a Border Patrol agent his job after he was accused of asking women to lift their shirts and show off their breasts before being allowed entry into...

Time Names Its Women of the Year
Time Names
Its Women
of the Year
Feb 21, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Time Names Its Women of the Year

Gisele Pelicot, Nicole Kidman, Olivia Munn are among the 13 honorees

(Newser) - For those who thought Gisele Pelicot should've been named Time's Person of the Year, a bit of good news: The 72-year-old Frenchwoman who went public after she found out she'd been drugged and raped by her own husband, as well as dozens of other men he'd...

Next Group of Hostages to Be Freed: Female Soldiers

Set for release Saturday are 4 young women captured from Nahal Oz military base on Oct. 7

(Newser) - Last Sunday, the first three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas under a newly negotiated ceasefire with Israel. Now, the names of four Israeli soldiers, all women, who are set to be freed this coming weekend have been announced, reports the AP . The soldiers were stationed at the Nahal Oz...

Women Likely Inherited the Wealth in Pre-Roman Britain
Ancient Celtic Society
Revolved Around Women
NEW STUDY
Jan 16, 2025 11:39 AM CST

Ancient Celtic Society Revolved Around Women

Men had to depend on their wives (and wives' families) in pre-Roman Britain

(Newser) - For millennia leading up to 800BC, communities in Britain were centered around male bloodlines, meaning that upon marriage, women left their homes to join the communities of their husbands. But that appears to have changed with the dawning of the Iron Age. New research, based in part on a Celtic...

Cancer Hitting Women, Young People More Often
Cancer Hitting Women,
Young People More Often
NEW STUDY
Jan 16, 2025 11:17 AM CST

Cancer Hitting Women, Young People More Often

New stats document a 'really shocking' shift, says one doctor

(Newser) - Historically, men have had a higher overall rate of cancer than women. But times are changing. While 1.6 men were diagnosed with cancer for each woman in 1992, that number fell to 1.1 in 2021. And middle-aged women now have a higher risk of cancer than men of...

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