If you've been exposed to a Nicki Minaj video, you may have theorized clothing is getting smaller, women are getting larger and singers don't really sing anymore. At least one of those theories is ...

In 1960, women could expect to make 61 cents for every $1 a man made. While the earnings gap has narrowed and women now earn 78 cents for every dollar, the biggest jump since the recession, that is ...

When Cecilia Dominguez joined the Los Angeles Police Department in the late 1960s, women wore skirts and their badges designated them as “policewoman.” The badges changed in the early 1970s to the ...

Does anyone recognize what's happening in this photo from the archives of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette? Hint: The year was 1960. On Feb. 29, 1960, female employees of Pfeifers of Arkansas pretended ...

Fashion today celebrates self-expression, individuality, and personal freedom. However, many clothing styles now seen as normal or even tame would have been illegal, fined, or restricted by law in ...

(CNN) — Can you imagine pregnancy being a fireable offense? How about job security hinging on your weight or the softness of your hands? What if you couldn’t open a bank account or establish a line of ...

Mary Tyler Moore. What comes to mind when you think about that character and that show? I haven't watched an episode in ages, but my gut reaction is mostly positive. She's a single woman star of a ...

"Ladies should be dressed as ladies." That was a real reason one restaurateur gave for not allowing women to wear pants while dining there. But this wasn't in, say, the 1800s. This was just around ...