The 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women approves steps to improve access to justice for women and girls despite US opposition and amid funding cuts and a potential UN merger.

It’s been a long journey for “Girls Like Girls.” First there was the Hayley Kiyoko song in 2015, then a viral music video. Then, Kiyoko wrote a 2023 novel with the same title. Now, that book has been ...

And yet, girls seem to be more interested than ever in contact. Ice hockey, rugby, and football (of the tackle, seven-on-seven, and flag varieties) are all among the fastest-growing sports for teenage ...

Most young girls understand the cultural expectation to be pretty before they know how to read or write. Most young girls understand the cultural expectation to be pretty before they know how to read ...

When people think about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), they often picture a hyperactive young boy running around a classroom, not the quiet girl daydreaming in the corner, the chatty ...

Around 1 in 3 high school girls in the U.S. have seriously considered attempting suicide, according to new results from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey from 2021, up from less than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should school dress codes prohibit girls from wearing leggings? Experts weigh in. (Photo: Getty) School dress codes are ...

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Rita Braver is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning," where she reports on everything from arts and culture to politics and foreign ...

Baby/Girls' directors Alyse Walsh and Jackie Jesko embed themselves with their teenage subjects in this intimate documentary.

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is an anthem for women around the world, but, surprisingly, Cyndi Lauper's 1983 No. 2 hit wasn't written by a woman. The song was a multi-Grammy nominee, MTV Video Award ...