Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming?

Only 6 percent of board seats at Japanese companies are held by women. After years of unkept promises, these businesses are now facing pressure both at home and abroad to diversify.

Interview With Kathy Hochul: ‘I Feel a Heavy Weight of Responsibility’

Ms. Hochul sat down with The New York Times for her first one-on-one interview after becoming New York’s first female governor.

They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes

Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.

The Foods to Avoid When You’re Pregnant

Pregnancy can be an exercise in patience: not only in figuring out what to eat and drink for yourself, but in fielding a stream of other people’s opinions.

They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes

Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.

Hochul Is Sworn In: ‘I Want People to Believe in Their Government Again’

Kathy Hochul, who is the first woman to serve as New York’s governor, has vowed to usher in a new era of civility and consensus in state government.

Hochul Is Sworn In: ‘I Want People to Believe in Their Government Again’

Kathy Hochul, who is the first woman to serve as New York’s governor, has vowed to usher in a new era of civility and consensus in state government.

Michaela Coel Puts Herself Together in ‘Misfits’

The book, adapted from a speech by the creator and star of “I May Destroy You,” codifies her efforts to achieve transparency in her work and in her life.

Hochul Appoints 2 Women to Key Posts in Her Cabinet

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will become the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, selected experienced political aides to fill her top two administration posts.

What Will Become of Afghanistan’s Post-9/11 Generation?

This summer, the journalist Kiana Hayeri set out to photograph Afghans who grew up after the U.S. invasion in 2001. Instead, she wound up documenting the end of life as they knew it.

‘Impeachment’ Focuses on the Women Behind Clinton’s Scandals

In a group interview, Ryan Murphy and the stars and creators of the FX drama discuss why they made Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky the stars of the show, and why we still care.

Josephine Baker to Be Honored With a Panthéon Burial

Ms. Baker will be the first Black woman to be entombed in the Panthéon in Paris, a symbolic move amid racial tensions in France.

Saving Pop Punk? That’s Just Their Warm-Up Act.

Meet Me @ the Altar want to be household names — and that’s not a crazy notion.

Opinion | Raising Boys Who Have Empathy and Emotion

“I can’t think of a more masculine, tough challenge than empowering boys to understand the emotional workings of themselves and others,” one reader writes.

A Celebrated Afghan School Fears the Taliban Will Stop the Music

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music became a symbol of the country’s changing identity.

Does Stress Actually Affect Fertility? (Published 2020)

The key to conception is to ‘relax,’ some say, but the evidence isn’t quite so tidy.

Taliban Quash Protests and Seize Enemies, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan

The Taliban’s actions and history of brutality cast doubt on their promises of amnesty, and many Afghans are afraid to venture out of their homes.

Chuck Close Is Accused of Harassment. Should His Artwork Carry an Asterisk? (Published 2018)

Sexual harassment accusations have scuttled an exhibition of the portraitist’s work. Museums are wrestling with the implications — not just for Mr. Close, but for centuries of artists.

Opinion | On Embracing Faith, or Rejecting It

Readers react to Ross Douthat's invitation to “think yourself into” religious faith. Also: Working mothers; how to make friends.

Brazilian Butt Lifts Surge, Despite Risks

The procedure has the highest mortality rate of any cosmetic surgery, but many women are undaunted.