She gave birth in her car minutes after a hospital sent her away. A new bill seeks to stop ...

The legislation seeks to stop Black women from suffering during and after childbirth and hold hospitals accountable, ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, turned away from ERs despite federal law

WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage ...
Newsweek

Hundreds of Thousands of Women Are Leaving the Labor Force—Report

A new labor market analysis based on June 2025 data revealed that a significant number of women have left the U.S. labor force this year. According to the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) review of ...
San Francisco Fed

What’s Driving Labor Force Participation Among Women?

A substantial and unexpected rise in women’s labor force participation rates over the past few years has been a key factor spurring rapid labor force growth. In particular, Hispanic women have made a ...
WHYY

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite ...

According to a national AP analysis, since 2022, over 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated. Kyleigh Thurman, one of ...
The Conversation

Labor women make history by overtaking men in cabinet. So is the job done?

Elise Stephenson receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian government. She is a steering committee member of Women in International Security Australia (WIIS-A). Blair ...