SANTIAGO, Chile — When Chileans went to the polls last month, Elizabeth Padilla, like more than half of eligible voters in the South American country, stayed home, not feeling represented by any of ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Pope Francis visited a women’s prison in Santiago on Tuesday, telling the inmates that while at times it might seem like they have no future, they must never stop dreaming and should ...

2006-03-12 04:00:00 PDT Santiago, Chile-- Michelle Bachelet, a lifelong socialist, former political exile and ex-prisoner of the military dictatorship, was sworn in Saturday as Chile's first woman ...

Clashes broke out between police and protesters Sunday as hundreds of thousands of women marched in Santiago to demand an end to violence against women. The protesters gathered at the Plaza Italia, ...

Mental health disorders are more prevalent among incarcerated individuals than in the general population, and disorders related to substance use are especially prevalent among incarcerated women. Yet ...