Democrat Abigail Spanberger's win Tuesday over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears makes her the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia. Spanberger, 46, is a former U.S. representative and ...

Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power ...

Women's rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new ...