Gender

On gendered pronouns: I was wrong

I wish to apologize. And clarify. And argue for what I think is right

Cary Tennis Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 62
Life Since You Asked, Gender

Georgia mother says the state asked her to “prove” she’s a woman

A state employee told Nakia Grimes to get a pap test from her doctor to correct a mistake on her birth certificate

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:22 PM UTC
Media Gender, Sex, women, Georgia

Justice Alito mocks female justices on the bench

Alito rolled his eyes and shook his head at Justice Ginsburg on Monday -- it wasn't the first time he's acted out

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 224
Life Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Gender

How workplace harassers won big

Two SCOTUS decisions today make it even harder to sue over on-the-job discrimination. Here's what you should know

Irin Carmon Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:13 PM UTC 31
Politics Discrimination

My daughter thinks she can’t be president

She wants to be a princess instead -- and she thinks I'm the Beast

Mo Elleithee Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 42
Life Gender Roles, Gender, Princesses

Global report calls violence against women a crisis of “epidemic proportions”

The World Health Organization also found that 80 percent of reported abuse happens in the home

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 4:52 PM UTC
Life Violence Against Women

Miss Utah gives wonderfully succinct answer to question about women and work

Marissa Powell was nervous at Sunday's Miss USA pageant, which is why she flubbed her response, she says VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 28
Media Video, women and work, women

Women make up 50 percent of NASA’s incoming team of astronauts

The new batch of astronauts represents the highest percentage of female candidates ever selected by NASA

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:46 PM UTC
Life NASA, Space, Space Travel

Miss Utah bombs while answering question about gender wage gap

A rambling response about how to "create education better" from Marissa Powell is making the Internet rounds VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 39
Media Video, miss usa, Gender

Confessions of a Playgirl editor

A former insider dishes on the magazine's unmentionable gay fans, absurd photoshoots and bizarre reader mail

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Sex, Pornography, Love and Sex

Dalai Lama: My successor may be a woman

“If the circumstances are such that a female Dalai Lama is more useful, then a female Dalai Lama will come"

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:29 PM UTC 12
Life dalai lama, Gender, gender parity

Australia adds “intersex” and other gender designations to official documents

"We recognize individuals may identify... as a gender other than the gender they were assigned," said one official

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jun 14, 2013 1:24 PM UTC
Life intersex rights, intersex

Egyptian doctor accused in female genital mutilation death is released

The doctor accused of killing a 13-year-old during an illegal operation was released pending further investigation

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:28 PM UTC 28
Life female genital mutilation

The crotch shot revenge

A man sends a woman an unsolicited photo of his penis and she responds by contacting his mother

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 504
Technology Sex, technology, Gender

Nestlé introduces bottled water for “trendy, high-income” women

Finally, H2O made specifically for the ladies VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 10:34 PM UTC 54
Business Video, Water, Gender, Gender Roles

Women still earning less as the Equal Pay Act turns 50

A lot has changed for women workers since 1963, but there is more to be done to ensure equal pay, advocates say

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 6:15 PM UTC
Business equal pay act

Report: Men have more time for fun than women do

A new analysis reveals that men spend more time than women on TV, exercise, and other leisure activities

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 4:52 PM UTC
Life Pew Research Center, Gender Gap

Do prudes make better friends?

A new study finds that, when choosing friends, women snub other women they think are sexually permissive

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 9:16 PM UTC 27
Life Sex, sexuality, women, Gender

Swiffer recasts feminist icon in ad about cleaning the kitchen

Swiffer nods to "Rosie the Riveter" in a new campaign about women's groundbreaking role in ... housework

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 3, 2013 7:52 PM UTC
Life rosie the riveter, women's work

Stephanie Coontz: Working moms are a triumph, not a tragedy

The author and historian inserts some reality and common sense into a debate marred by panic about gender norms

Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 5:20 PM UTC 12
Life Gender, Sex, Sexism, women

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