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Downtown Hopkinsville has seen an influx of several new locally owned businesses in the last decade — including restaurants, caterers, a coffeehouse, a brewery, several gift and clothing shops, photographers, media companies and an event center. Women own and run almost all of them.

Grooming standards changed this month for the Army, giving female soldiers more options. Many previously had to wear their hair in tight buns, leading to possible hair loss.

The Smithsonian cannot build a new museum without federal legislation but both museums have bipartisan support. The law requires costs be covered by a 50/50 split between public and private dollars.

Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they are still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.

State lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban most abortions in Kentucky if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark decision that legalized…

Data from 15 states reveal that female inmates are disciplined at higher rates than men for smaller infractions of prison rules — often with harsh consequences.

A new report also found that many women within the FBI, DEA, ATF and U.S. Marshals Service say they feel they've been subjected to discrimination.

New results from an NPR poll show sexism and discrimination against women is widespread and pervasive. Sexual harassment is just one of many challenges women experience in daily life.

In the fundraising world, the future is in fact, female.About 80 percent of workers in the field are women. As philanthropy is projected to slightly…

In 1950, women made up less than 30 percent of the workforce. By 2015, women accounted for nearly half. Here's a look at the current state of women in the labor force.