In a report on global trends for athletes in 2023, Strava found that globally, women “were 9% more likely than men to cite a lack of safe places to exercise.” But in the U.S.? That statistic jumps up ...

Like many Americans, I gained some weight during the pandemic, pushing me solidly into the “plus-size” category for the first time in my life. As a winter-loving Coloradan who skis at least 20 days a ...

Lisa Jhung writes about running and other outdoor sports and the gear that goes with them as a freelance writer and adventurer living in Boulder, Colorado. Let’s face it: It’s a tough time to be ...

“We can totally do this,” said Heather Bock to her friend as she completed an educational session on fly fishing. They were participants in the Palmetto Outdoor Women’s Retreat or POWR for short.

Hiking gear for women has come a long way in the last decade. Traditionally, most, if not all, outdoor equipment was designed for men and male bodies. While this can work for some gear like tents and ...

I first hit the woods in the 1980s, toting a hand-me-down rifle and cast-offs from my dad’s extensive camo arsenal. I was a skinny preteen girl wrapped like a burrito in oversized Trebark. Even after ...

Anna Levesque planned to go to law school. Lindsey Barr studied to be an aerospace engineer. Ruby Compton thought she would end up in the music business. But the 9-to-5 office life wasn’t for these ...

Call it a new wave of feminism, call it a reaction to the current political climate, but there is a concerted push to get women outdoors — women's-only trips, women's classes, images and stories of ...

“We can totally do this,” said Heather Bock to her friend as she completed an educational session on fly fishing. They were participants in the Palmetto Outdoor Women’s Retreat, or POWR for short.

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