Lise Eliot explains how slight biological differences in boys and girls can turn into a yawning divide in adults
By Tracy Clark-Flory Sep 26, 2009
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Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
By Judy Berman
November 5, 2009
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Anthropologist Richard Wrangham has a provocative theory on human evolution. It starts with food and an open flame
By Sarah Karnasiewicz
July 29, 2009
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The author of "Between XX and XY" on people born neither male nor female -- and why everyone's a little bit of both
By Thomas Rogers
July 7, 2009
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For gay teens, high heels and ties can be a political act
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 20, 2009
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A 16-year-old girl has embarked on a great adventure, and prompted a great deal of fretting
By Kate Harding
October 19, 2009
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The all-male, historically African-American college's new dress code bans students from wearing women's clothing
By Judy Berman
October 19, 2009
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Even movies about single fathers doing their best seem to reinforce the myth that mommies rule, daddies drool
By Kate Harding
October 5, 2009
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But rumored test results reveal the controversial runner is intersex -- a shocker, likely even to her
By Thomas Rogers
September 10, 2009
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Does the Caster Semenya controversy expose the impossibility of separating men and women on the playing field?
By Judy Berman
August 24, 2009
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An equally persuasive and heartbreaking argument that female empowerment can save the world
By Kate Harding
August 21, 2009
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Is a masculine appearance adequate grounds for gender testing world champion runner Caster Semenya?
By Judy Berman
August 20, 2009
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The rumors of her penis were greatly exaggerated, but the star is still becoming one of rock's great gender benders
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 18, 2009
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Despite sexual harassment and a lack of proper credit, women are proving they belong in combat zones
By Kate Harding
August 17, 2009
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One more reason for the wage gap: What young women choose to study in college
By Kate Harding
August 10, 2009
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Anecdata and statistical manipulation about DUIs remind us that ladies who don't know their place are dangerous
By Kate Harding
August 7, 2009
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And other words of wisdom from rapper Ghostface Killah's sexist rant
By Judy Berman
August 4, 2009
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The foodie author thinks we should all cook like Julia Child, minus the getting paid part
By Kate Harding
August 1, 2009
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Could inflated egos coupled with old cultural expectations be the cause of women's increasing unhappiness?
By Judy Berman
July 27, 2009
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How does asylum for abused women actually work?
By Lynn Harris
July 21, 2009
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Should people with nontraditional gender identities be allowed to choose which restrooms they use?
By Judy Berman
July 16, 2009
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Many feminists wonder if a man would get similar treatment. Actually, he might
By Lynn Harris
July 15, 2009
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Are video games marketed to girls more potentially harmful than the spectacles of violence aimed at boys?
By Judy Berman
July 14, 2009
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But since she's a woman, her profile in the New York Times reads like a warning: Success makes you lonely, girls
By Kate Harding
July 10, 2009
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Do female students really need online enrichment classes tailored to their learning styles?
By Judy Berman
July 6, 2009