Rural areas have higher rates of violence against women than suburban and urban places. pocketlight/E+ via Getty Images I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my ...

The distance rural women must travel for abortion care increased since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, with new ballot measures set to shape the future of abortion access. Hope Medical Group for ...

The vacant Martin County General Hospital sits abandoned behind a chain since being closed since being closed in August of 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) New research has found that rural women are ...

Rural communities are adapting as more women return home from prison. Rural women are entering the criminal justice system at record rates, creating new challenges for communities with limited ...

Rural women have historically played a vital role in American farming, often performing the same tasks as men. The decline of small farms and the shift from a rural to an urban economy led to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality rates have been increasing for rural women with COPD. Rural women with COPD have more asthma, ...

A Rural/Metro firefighter and a woman, who lived at a mobile home on the south side, were injured in a blaze Monday. Both suffered minor burns and were taken to a hospital, said Battalion Chief Lee ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in 2023 in this small Oregon town about an hour from the Idaho border. For Shyanne McCoy, 23, ...

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Rural India is no longer merely witnessing transformation. It is leading one. At the centre of this shift are women, and at the core of their empowerment lies innovation, enabled by technology, ...

The Ministry of Commerce-implemented Accelerating Inclusive Markets for Smallholders (AIMS) Project has recorded strong ...

Andhra Pradesh State Coir Association executive member and Vizinaagaram District Coir Association president Mongam Srinivasa Rao said that Mahila Coir Yojana scheme is a boon for rural women, as it ...