Women have always vastly outnumbered men in the nursing profession -- by a lot. In fact, today, they make up nearly 90 percent of the industry's U.S. workforce. So it begs the question: Why do their ...

In schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and veterinary medicine, women now comprise the majority of students. Women now comprise the clear majority of students enrolled in the nation’s ...

Male nurses make on average around $6,000 more per year compared to their female counterparts despite accounting for only around 10% of registered nurses, according to a recent report from Nurse.com.

A 15-point percentage gap exists between the number of women working in healthcare and women fighting for respect in leadership roles, according to a new report from a leading career website. “Women ...

Depression and anxiety are mental health issues that disproportionately affect urban, ethnically diverse, impoverished women--particularly when access to culturally sensitive care is limited. Through ...