Taylor, Wesleyan University and Elizabeth Anne Wood, Nassau Community College Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than just gender: They are part of ...

In many ways, gender has always been one of society’s most rigid scripts. You’re assigned a role at birth, and from that moment, every haircut, outfit, pitch of voice and emotional reaction either ...

Melbourne researchers have discovered gender-affirming hormone therapy can alter body proteins to match a person's gender ...

This episode features Dr. Hadine Joffe, Executive Director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Paula A. Johnson Professor of Psychiatry in the ...

Editor’s Note (10/8/25): This podcast was edited after posting to remove some incorrect descriptions of research on crickets in Hawaii. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m ...

Determining your baby’s gender Canadian Family: Marjorie Greenfield, professor of reproductive biology, discussed some theories on how parents can determine their baby’s gender. “Around the time of ...

A federal judge in Oregon said she’s leaning toward blocking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from pulling funding for sex education that includes references to diverse gender ...

As a woman in economics — a field still heavily dominated by men — I’ve often found myself reflecting on what it takes to thrive in competitive environments. Economics rewards visibility, ...

As sociologists who research and teach about gender, we know that gender across disciplines is understood to be a complex topic of study, not an ideology. The study of gender represents the kind of ...