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"It's the dehumanizing rhetoric President Trump uses when referring to immigrants" that drove Lourdes Vázquez to become a U.S. citizen and to vote in this election for the first time, she says.

Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship

The 24-year-old was an alternate for the women's team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Sunday will be her last chance to compete at the Olympic level before retiring from gymnastics.

Rates for female applicants could be up to 40 percent higher under the new pricing policy from Genworth Financial, the country's largest long-term care insurer. The company says women account for two out of every three dollars spent on claims.

Atists present the 'Mothers of Gynecology' statue and address inequality for Black women's health and infant mortality.

The film Hidden Figures is inspiring a new generation of young female coders of color. NPR checks in with some teenagers who like the movie.

Andrew Solomon, the author of The Noonday Demon, discusses the challenges of pregnancy for women who are depressed. The long-term effects of antidepressants taken during pregnancy are unclear.

Along Lake Victoria, women fishmongers often engage in transactional sex with fishermen — a practice that contributes to Kenya's high rate of HIV. One group is challenging that convention.

The Women's World Cup is under way, with exciting matches and some controversy as well.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with actresses Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson about how the opportunities for women in Hollywood have changed over the generations.