SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Women from multiple generations walked together late last year down trafficked avenues flanked by government buildings with a view of the Atlantic Ocean. Some held ...

Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency this week over violence against women — a move activists are hoping will help stem the tide of gender-based killings on the island, which average to ...

Sen. Ana Irma Rivera Lassén knows a lot about being the first. Rivera Lassén, the Puerto Rico honoree for USA TODAY's Women of the Year, reflects on the experiences that brought her to where ...

When it comes to ending violence against women, Puerto Rico has taken a giant step backward. To be sure, the islands have had a comprehensive law to protect women and girls against domestic ...

In two weeks, at least three women were killed and a trans woman attacked. As Puerto Rico struggles to recover from multiple turmoils, including an economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres collaborates with 38 women-focused organizations across Puerto Rico, including Taller Salud, a nonprofit dedicated to improving women’s access to healthcare and ...

Despite the outcry from women, little to nothing was done at the highest levels of government. And now, Governor Ricardo Rossello’s leaked chats – nearly 900 pages in all, published by Puerto ...

Young, urban and poor women in Puerto Rico are highly vulnerable to substance dependency and suffer most in the opioid crisis ...

When Puerto Rico became a colony of the US in 1898, much of its population was living in poverty. The US government and Puerto Rico's appointed government instituted an economic development ...