Women and gender in the ancient Maya world / Traci Ardren -- Gender and Maya farming: Chan Nòohol, Belize / Cynthia Robin -- Gender divisions of labor and lowland terrace agriculture / Linda Stephen ...

Last week, a historic trial began in Guatemala. It's believed to be the first time any national court has held a trial to prosecute sex slavery during an armed conflict. Two former military officers ...

ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10) — A group of women in Guatemala has been passing down the tradition of weaving for more than two thousand years. It’s a tradition that Mayan Hands, a nonprofit in Albany, is on a ...

On Monday, the US Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the iconic poet, memoirist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has begun shipping as part of the American Women Quarters Program. This ...

A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin. A new US ...

The team is called Las Amazonas de Yaxunah. They've defied gender stereotypes to become sports heroes. And these women and teens play the game... Barefoot and draped in the colorful embroidery of ...

Barefoot and draped in the colorful embroidery of traditional Maya huipil garb, 20-year-old Sitlali Yovana Poot Dzib steps up to the plate, wiggling her bat overhead as she faces the pitch. The field ...

Barefoot and draped in the colorful embroidery of traditional Maya huipil garb, 20-year-old Sitlali Yovana Poot Dzib steps up to the plate, wiggling her bat overhead as she faces the pitch. The field ...

THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. WORLD RENOWNED POET, AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST. THESE ARE ALL WORLD WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE ICONIC MAYA ANGELOU. AND THIS WEEKEND, A PLAY SHOWCASING HER LIFE ...