Those who support abortion rights say Maryland needs to further strengthen its protections in the face of the threat to the procedure elsewhere in the country. Those who oppose the procedure see an opening to begin chipping away at what they view as the state’s overly lenient laws and practices regarding abortion.

Valerie Sheares Ashby, Melanie Newman and Dena Freeman-Patton.

A discussion with the director of the Social Intelligence Lab at the University of Maryland.

From words like, dedicated, engaging and tenacious to police work and skydiving, Women to Watch share thoughts about themselves.

Previous Women to Watch, such as Dr. Kathleen Neuzil and Angel McCoughtry, weigh in on how life has changed in 2022.

Here are the brightest women in the Baltimore area for 2022, in fields ranging from business to advocacy.

Honorees from this year's 25 Women to Watch share some of their favorite quotes.

Nominations are open for the Baltimore Sun 2022 Women to Watch.

A Women to Watch party is held at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

The 2021 Women to Watch share their favorite Maryland events, foods, shows and some of their fears.

Some of this year's Women to Watch discuss the impact of the pandemic on their institutions.

Fifty years after women lawmakers in Maryland formed their own caucus, they're no longer fighting their way into leadership meetings or trying to get appropriate bathrooms. But going forward, they hope to have a bigger influence on laws that affect women.

Wilson's time at the NSA took her from the American embassy in London, where she countered terrorist threats to the 2012 Olympic Games, to Maryland’s Fort Meade, where she addressed terrorist threats to the U.S.

As some employers in Maryland boost minimum hourly pay and momentum builds to increase the federal minimum wage, women have a lot to gain.

Meet four young Baltimore-based activists that pivoted during the pandemic to continue to fight for racial and gender equity.

Here are the brightest women in the Baltimore area for 2021, in fields ranging from business to advocacy.

The pandemic laid bare the untold burdens women face, particularly the difficult balance of work and child care. Over the last year and a half, many women in the Baltimore area have mastered the art of pivoting after being forced to reexamine their working lives.

The pandemic is over in the same way the fight for women’s rights is over. The devastating and ongoing effects are easily obscured by the undeniable progress that has been made.

Previous Women to Watch, such as Dr. Leana Wen, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore's Shelonda Stokes and Route One Apparel's Ali Von Paris, weigh in on how life has changed in 2021.

Nominations are open for the Baltimore Sun 2021 Women to Watch.

Previous Women to Watch, such as Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Del. Kathy Szeliga and American Urban Radio Networks' April Ryan, weigh in on how life has changed in 2020.

The pandemic has only served to heighten the inequalities that still exist between even the most enlightened men and women.

Black women account for more than 21 million of the approximately 330 million people counted in the U.S. population. For the 2020 edition of Women to Watch, The Baltimore Sun is spotlighting the numbers behind their educational achievement, professional lives and political might.

Experts say there’s been a gradual but growing realization that child care is an economic problem that crosses genders, races and income levels. And that was before the pandemic.

For 378 straight weeks, Tawanda Jones has told her brother’s story to anyone who will listen.

Here are the brightest women in the Baltimore area for 2020, in fields ranging from business to advocacy.

Odette Ramos and others share some of their worst jobs.