For second time in 8 years, a loss for a woman presidential candidate. Donald Trump’s win means that the practice of electing a man to the nation’s highest office remains unbroken after more ...

Democratic men made choices that were entirely new, or exceedingly rare, in support of a woman presidential candidate and in service to the nation. It was unprecedented.

She’s not yet 30, and she has seen two women emerge as major-party presidential candidates. “I’m going to take that as a sign of progress,” Kandel said. Shweta Parthasarathy, 22, was a ...

Gender and women's policies have been pushed to the back burner in this presidential election, with all candidates taking a subdued or even antagonistic approach to the issues that were once central ...

Anta Babacar Ngom, Senegal's sole female presidential candidate, faces slim odds of winning Sunday's election, but her candidacy is seen as a milestone. Ngom, a business executive, has promised to ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 31 ...

Around 58% of women voters in their 20s and 57% in their 30s voted for Lee, a joint exit poll by three broadcasters showed.

Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, with more than a dozen candidates seeking the party's nomination in what's turning out to be the GOP's most diverse presidential field ever.

The increasingly polarising debate over transgender athletes in women’s sport has become a key issue for candidates vying to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee.

Women accounted for roughly 21 percent of the major party candidates for U.S. Senate last year and about 31 percent of U.S. House candidates, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.

Sebastian Coe, a candidate to be the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), made his stance on protecting women's sports clear on Tuesday. Coe promised to introduce an ...