Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than those of their male counterparts. (Getty Images) Cancer rates in young and ...

Roughly one in 10 pregnant women in the US undergoes a cesarean section that experts say could have been avoided. One of the strongest predictors of her risk of a medically unnecessary C-section isn't ...

The rate of imprisonment for Black women decreased by 69 percent between 2000 and 2023, according to research by The Sentencing Project. The Sentencing Project is an organization that “advocates for ...

Women under 50 are more likely to get cancer than men the same age, according to a study from the American Cancer Society published January 2025. The cancer incidence rate in women under 50 was 81% ...

Breast cancer rates are rising in the U.S., especially among younger women, despite the overall decline in breast cancer death rates by 44% since 1989. Breast cancer incidences increased by 1% each ...

The total fertility rate in the United States – the estimated number of children that the average woman will have in her lifetime, based on present trends – has generally declined over the past two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education Nationwide, women comprised 58% of all college students in ...

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) published his annual report this week on Women, Peace and Security, which included staggering figures on the number of women experiencing grave impacts ...