ATHENS, Ga. — Behind the picturesque scenes of American family farms lies a complex reality for the women married to male farmers, one filled with overwhelming responsibilities, emotional labor, and a ...

Rural women have historically played a vital role in American farming, often performing the same tasks as men. The decline of small farms and the shift from a rural to an urban economy led to the ...

This story was originally published by UGA Today. If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t give too much thought to where your food comes from. And you likely pay even less attention to the ...

In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in 2023 in this small Oregon town about an hour from the Idaho border. For Shyanne McCoy, 23, that meant the ...

Journalist Maura Fay comes from a long line of rural women who have refused to give up the tranquility of the countryside for the bright lights of nearby towns and cities. The RTÉ radio reporter, who ...

Walter S. DeKeseredy receives funding from West Virginia University.. I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is proud to announce that we are accepting applications for our global and rural women’s health research fellowship ...

Problem: About 20% (~60 million) of Americans live in rural areas. Due to the complex social, economic, and environmental issues, people living in rural areas are more likely to die prematurely from ...