I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on violence against women presented to them. Due to the lack of media attention ...

The distance rural women must travel for abortion care increased since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, with new ballot measures set to shape the future of abortion access. Hope Medical Group for ...

The vacant Martin County General Hospital sits abandoned behind a chain since being closed since being closed in August of 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) New research has found that rural women are ...

Rural communities are adapting as more women return home from prison. Rural women are entering the criminal justice system at record rates, creating new challenges for communities with limited ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality rates have been increasing for rural women with COPD. Rural women with COPD have more asthma, ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. — 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, ...

A Jacksonville woman has been announced as one of 10 recipients of the 2025 Texas Rural Woman Grant. The grant is from the Center for Women Entrepreneurs, a program of the Jane Nelson Institute for ...

Rural India is no longer merely witnessing transformation. It is leading one. At the centre of this shift are women, and at ...

This article is authored by Aliva Das, associate director and Rakesh Ganguli, gender expert, TRI.

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 ...

Rural areas have higher rates of violence against women than suburban and urban places. pocketlight/E+ via Getty Images I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my ...