On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

But here's a little bright spot to report for us Mainers—according to WalletHub's 2025 report on the Best & Worst States for Women, Maine is one of the top performers, landing in 6th place overall.

“It’s death by a thousand cuts.” – Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo, N.Y. Commercial lobsterman John Drouin has fished for Maine’s signature seafood for more than 45 years, often in disputed ...

“It’s death by a thousand cuts.” - Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo, N.Y. Cutler, Maine-New Brunswick Commercial lobsterman John Drouin has fished for Maine’s signature seafood for more than 45 years, ...

FILE - Washington State Park workers put up a new Canadian flag in front of an American flag about to be replaced during scheduled maintenance atop the Peace Arch in Peace Arch Historical State ...

However, the Asra Media Office said earlier that a seventh group of 642 Palestinian prisoners, including 457 from Gaza and 46 women and children, are slated for release at dawn hours. Asra Media added ...

AUGUSTA — A Caratunk Republican is sponsoring a bill to prohibit transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams, saying that across the world males are taking competitive opportunities away ...

Her post criticized Maine schools for refusing to comply with a Trump executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports. The Facebook post quickly went viral ...

Maine’s education officials have reached a new level of absurdity by defying President Trump’s executive order banning biological male athletes from women’s sports. By decreeing that public ...

The participation of men and women in the 15-59 age group in employment and related activities in a day increased to 75% and 25%, respectively, in 2024 from 70.9% and 21.8% in 2019, according to a ...

From activists fighting for women’s right to their bodily autonomy to Hollywood actors using their platforms for change, several women leaders across industries raised a glass to resilience ...