Girls and Women

The low birthrate and aging population are driving pressure to restrict abortion in Japan.

Telling a woman how she should vote because she is a woman is as insulting as telling her she shouldn't vote because she is a woman.

The creator, producer and star of "Girls" says she will rest rather than head out on the press circuit ahead of season 5.

A new survey looks at responses about inclusion, promotion, biases, sexual harassment and motherhood.

Since Democrats have the votes to block the measure in the Senate, the proposal isn't likely to become law.

In an NBC News interview, the candidate also discussed migrants, the Iran deal.

As the law stands, in the event the U.S. needs a military draft, only men would be called up.

Female pot entrepreneurs could make marijuana legal nationwide, help reform the criminal justice system and build gender equality into a billion-dollar industry.

Planned Parenthood will live on. Some women may not.

The Next MacGyver competition hears pitches from 12 finalists Tuesday. Five will win money and get help developing pilots.

Eight days off from war and weapons could put every child in school, she says.

It's NOT a dating site, officials say.

"It is truly a major highlight, in the highlight reel that is my life," she said.

China's one-child policy has had one unlikely aftereffect: empowering women.

The brand came under fire for a "rapey" tag line, but it probably won't suffer any consequences, experts predict.

The motive for the killing was not immediately known.

Maia Weinstock's Supreme Court Lego figures of the women justices were an Internet hit. What else is she up to?

A new report predicts women in the U.S. won't be paid on par with men until 2058.

Women are often not seen as having the skills to lead a start-up.

From Libya to Afghanistan, from Paris to Nigeria, jihadists are targeting women.

"A good education can lift you from the most humble circumstances into a life you never could have imagined."

A study found that two fifths of young women in England had suffered sexual abuse.

"Digital Cookie" aims to teach Girl Scouts tech and entrepreneurial skills through online selling of the snacks.

Mo'ne Davis, 13, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game, is writing a memoir.

A video of a woman who was secretly recorded experiencing harassment over 10 hours while walking around New York City has gone viral and sparked debate over its message and methods.

The 17-year-old waited for the end of her school day before responding to news of winning the Nobel Peace Prize award.

Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Malala Yousafzai, champions of children's rights, share this year's Nobel Peace Prize