Women

The Miss for America Strong pageant is designed to empower women and encourage them to be active in their communities.

History has been shaped by many, from activists to scientists to politicians. However, not all who have contributed have been recognized, particularly those who are women.

For Women's History Month, World Cafe is exploring 100 years of music history with a timeline of 100 moments.

March is Women’s History Month, and this year Boise is celebrating woman who are making history today.

As part of Women’s History Month, the Idaho State Museum is remembering her life of Laura Moore Cunningham with a new exhibit and special event.

The Gem State will soon have a new biomedical center focusing strictly on women's health and nutrition.

The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that.

In the United States, 36% of farmers are female and in Idaho, that number goes up to 39%. Despite these numbers though when many of us close our eyes to imagine what a farmer or a rancher looks like, we picture a man. Well, that is an image that one researcher is trying to change.

A recent New York Times article asked the question, "have women been misled about menopause?" We thought that was an important conversation to have, so we invited a local expert to help us answer the question.

Idaho Matters takes a look at new ways in which the U.S. Constitution is being challenged and how one case changed women's rights in Idaho.