To make headway in the professional world, women have to speak up and stand up for themselves. In coaching women, I’ve observed several key obstacles to women speaking up in the workplace.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny.

Ask any female stand-up, and they’ll have a version of the ... but the twist is that the person giving you the feedback is also a woman. This is what makes trying to get space on panel and ...

Her most recent stand-up special, “Tig Notaro: Hello Again,” only serves to emphasize this fact. 4. Margaret Cho Margaret Cho is unique. In her one-woman show, “I’m the One that I Want ...

Speaking up for women’s rights is increasingly sensitive in China, and the stand-up stage is the latest battleground. Growing numbers of women like Ms. Yang are speaking out about — and ...