Women

WalletHub.com has released their ranking for the 2016 Best & Worst States for Women. The news for women in Maine is great and Maine came in at number four on their list. They combined 15 key metrics to get their rankings. See the complete report right here.

Here’s a women that has the right idea. ‘Bacon’! Susannah Mushatt Jones is the oldest women in the world and she credits her long life to ‘bacon’. She claims that is the key to her long life.

Well guys, I hate to burst your ego, but a new survey shows, when a man hits 39 years of age, he becomes invisible to younger women. It’s not the case in all younger women, if you manage to stay fit and healthy and look like George Clooney, but 39 seems to be the cutoff age.

A big crowd of women flocked through the doors at the fifth annual Walgreens Women's Showcase in the North Wing of the Augusta Civic Center all day to check out the offerings by over 30 vendors.

A new study by Duke University says women wake up grumpier than men because women need more sleep than men.  The study found lack of sleep for women can lead to heart  disease and depression, but the amount of sleep a person needs depends on the person, but generally women need at least 20 more minutes a day than a man does.

It’s been said that women talk more than men and a lot of people say it’s a myth, but now there is biological evidence to support the myth. Psychiatrist Louann Brizendine reports that women speak about 20,000 words a day while men speak only 7,000 a day. She also sights the fact that girls start off with better language skills than boys. A University of Maryland study suggested there’s a higher le

For the first time, women in the armed forces will be moved into combat roles. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will make the official announcement Thursday.

'Women’s Health Magazine' has named Portland, Maine as one of the healthiest cities in the United States for a woman to live. The magazine’s ranked cities in 41 categories that included nutrition, cost of living and cancer rates.

Being good-looking may be beneficial to a woman’s career—unless her boss is also an attractive female, as new research finds that women at the peak of their fertility tend to hold a sharper competitive edge toward other women they find attractive.

What would be a woman’s perfect day? According to a study of 900 women, the perfect day would include more romance and less work. The average age of women in the survey was 38 years old and scientist wanted to know their daily routine and how they feel about it. Number one on a woman’s wish list was 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep followed by 106 minutes of romance and 82 minutes of socializing. Th