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US women’s football coach paid 27 per cent as much as men’s coach

Vlatko Andonovski earned US$446,495, while men’s coach Gregg Berhalter got US$1,641,398.

Harnessing the power of the period

Every day, female athletes around the globe are navigating the trials and tribulations.

Life’s not always a beach for Football Ferns striker

Breaking out of her comfort zone may help Grace Jale play in a home World Cup.

Birth injuries to getting older: What women need to know about their pelvic floor

Studies show one in three women who give birth face some sort of ongoing issue.

‘It’s magic, extraordinary’: Haiti celebrate World Cup qualification after dramatic win over Chile in Auckland

Haiti will face England, China and Denmark at the World Cup in July

‘Feeling of being incomplete’: Women seek healing after genital mutilation

Lack of medical help and stigma leaves women hiding their pain and shame.

Anonymous infant surrendered at 'baby box'

Kentucky's first use of the service as child dropped off at 'baby box' surrender location.

Why menopause is about more than just 'hot flushes and grumpiness'

And why everyone needs to be clued up on menopause - including men.

Mum died after first thinking she had ‘baby brain’

After dismissing her symptoms as 'baby brain' a new mum died from brain cancer.

Focus: New Year Honours 2023 - Dame Farah Palmer

Three-time Rugby World Cup winning Black Ferns captain Dame Farah Palmer has been made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for 2023. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport

How Shania Twain found confidence in menopause

The country singer has revealed how menopause changed everything for her.

Man sentenced for stalking women and stealing their shoes

He had a shoe fetish since he was 10.

Focus Sport: Fans ecstatic for Black Ferns in Rugby World Cup Final

Eden Park is buzzing as a sell-out crowd makes it's way to watch the Black Ferns take on England in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final. Video / NZ Herald

Focus Sport: Making poi with the pro, 16-year-old CEO of Pōtiki Poi Georgia Latu

16-year-old CEO of Pōtiki Poi Georgia Latu shows NZ Herald's Bonnie Jansen how it's done ahead of the Black Ferns battle at Eden Park in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final. Video / Dean Purcell / Photosport

'I feel so guilty': Iranian Kiwi's heartache as women fight for freedom

Uprising is about “human rights … not hijab”, Hero Modares says.

Focus: Kiwi Iranians gather outside Labour Party Conference, demand stronger action against Iran

Kiwi Iranians gather outside the Labour Party Conference in Manukau calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Government to take stronger action against Iran. Video / NZ Herald

Focus Sport: Black Ferns prepare for Rugby World Cup Quarter Final

Black Ferns Portia Woodman, Stacey Fluhler, Kennedy Simon and coach Wayne Smith reveal how the team is preparing for the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals. Video / Black Ferns

'They care if the world is watching': Golriz Ghahraman on Iran cutting off the internet

Iran-born Green MP says Iran's government wants to hide violence against protesters.