On Alaska’s waters, women captains and guides are challenging the popular mythology that equates ruggedness, authority, and adventure with men.

Alaska’s New Frontier Women

Rodeo said bronco riding wasn’t a sport for women. They got on anyway.

Forget the Cowboy Way

In her latest book, nature writer Nicola Chester celebrates a bygone generation of female farmers in the UK, mourns the ecological outcomes of their methods, and proves herself a master of nuance all at once. 

The Land Girls of War

Research shows women are less likely to harvest timber or to prioritize income generation than their male counterparts.

Women Are Managing More Forestland. Will the Land Change?

New Cowgirl Camp hopes to teach women skills ranging from holistic land management to checking pregnant cows.

Let Your Girls Grow Up to Be Ranchers

More female farm owners and managers are managing stress with binge drinking, new research found. 

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Alaska’s New Frontier Women

Forget the Cowboy Way

The Land Girls of War

Women Are Managing More Forestland. Will the Land Change?

Let Your Girls Grow Up to Be Ranchers

Women Farmers Are Using Alcohol to Cope