The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, but there are still forces of opposition attempting to maintain human rights in the country.

Kathy Hochul will take Andrew M. Cuomo’s place as governor of New York State once his resignation goes into effect in 14 days.

Ms. Hochul, New York State’s lieutenant governor, will become the first woman to lead New York State.

It's no coincidence that a wave of Indigenous women have won leadership roles previously held only by men, say leaders and advocates.

Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley placed second and third in the Democratic mayoral primary. Many New Yorkers hoped the glass ceiling would finally be broken.

It was a constant refrain for the two leading female candidates running for mayor of New York City: The city has had 109 mayors, and all of them were men. It was finally time for a woman.

Study published in PNAS finds no gender difference in decision to run for office again after losing a close race.

Women who lose local or state elections are just as likely to run for office again as men, suggesting the recent surge in women running for office may have a long-term impact on women’s political representation, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard Kennedy School and the University of California, Davis.

BOSTON — The voters of Boston, a city with a notorious history of racism, face a once-unimaginable political tableau in the mayor’s race this year. For the first time, the four top candidates are all women of color.