Women

Lee was the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military. This is the story of how she lived up to her name.

Women have taken to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.

Portland will soon have what may be the first-of-its-kind training facility purpose-built for female athletes. RAJ Sports, the owners of the Portland Thorns, are building several soccer pitches, basketball courts, and more to serve the Thorns and the new WNBA franchise team. Karina LeBlanc, executive vice president of strategic growth for RAJ Sports, joins us to discuss the new facility and the future of women’s sports in Portland.

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.

The three-time champion Portland Thorns announced Thursday that Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle and former NBA player Josh Childress are among the new investors.

Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, and part-timers make even less. Women have to work well into March before they earn what men made the year before.

Kola Shippentower, a Umatilla tribal member, faces some tough challenges as a champion for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. Soon, she'll be fighting for yards on a football field for the Oregon Ravens.

The head of the WNBA sent a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, saying concerns over the construction schedule for the likely home of a potential Portland franchise will defer consideration..

Women’s sports have long faced a lack of media coverage and discrimination. But sports marketing experts say the fan base is growing — and fans are willing to pay to support women’s sports leagues. To serve this increasing fan base, business owners in Portland and Seattle garnered national attention when they opened sports bars centered on women’s sports. Now, four Oregon entrepreneurs are trying the concept outside of a major city — so far, with mixed results.

Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.