In 2010 women were projected to live 4.8 years longer than men. By 2021 this gap widened to 5.8 years, the largest disparity since 1996.

Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia sets a new world record in the women's 5000m during the Diamond League Final at Hayward Field with a time of 14:00.21 to claim the title at The Prefontaine Classic.

As of 2021, the latest year with federal data available, life expectancy among U.S. men was 73.5 years, compared to 79.3 years among women.

Asian Athletics Championship 2025: Parul Chaudhary won her second medal in the form of silver when she clocked 15:15.33 in the women's 5000m final on Saturday. Vithya Ramraj also added to India's ...

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.