An Amish leader is facing charges after allegedly killing a baby, forcing attendess to take dozens of pills every day and refusing to let them leave the retreat, according to police.

Investigators say Sam B. Shetler used his position at an Amish retreat center to “control, manipulate, coerce and force ...

Lizzie Hershberger was 14 when she was repeatedly abused. Today, she is an author and subject of a PBS documentary Lizzie Hershberger grew up in an Old Order Amish community, and is the author of the ...

A day after a deadly fire in Clinton County killed an Amish woman and her six children, shocked neighbors recalled watching helplessly as the house exploded and burned to the ground in minutes. The ...

The gender wealth gap among America’s richest people remains wide—there are only 67 women on this year’s Forbes 400 list—but it’s narrowing. Women now account for 17% of the list, up from 15% last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Kruse covers leadership development & emotional intelligence. The single best way to develop a strong pipeline of female ...

Your carbon footprint doesn’t end when you die. Conventional death practices like embalming, cremation and getting buried in ...

The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress The first and longest-ruling mascot of the United States made her debut before ...

The recent controversy surrounding Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical drama In The Heights shined a necessary light on Afro-LatinX representation in television in film. As critics drew attention to the ...

Podcasts for women (and by women) are some of the very best listens, thanks to their smart, savvy and often hilarious perspectives It’s safe to say that podcasts are now as much a part of popular ...

The “pink tax” originally referred to state sales tax applied to feminine hygiene products. The term may also be used to refer to the practice of charging more for products marketed to women. Some ...