Sexes

Who Took Care of Rosie the Riveter's Kids?

Government-run childcare was crucial in enabling women’s employment during World War II, but today the program has largely been forgotten.

• Rhaina Cohen
• November 18, 2015

Texas Women Are Inducing Their Own Abortions

Researchers fear DIY pregnancy terminations will become more widespread if clinics continue shutting down.

• Olga Khazan
• November 17, 2015

Why Does Progress on Women's Wages Seem to Be Stalling?

So far, 2015 has seen a widening of the gender pay gap—the first interruption of a decades-long trend.

• Bourree Lam
• November 17, 2015

Gay, and Saving Herself for Marriage

She’s waiting for the one, and the one will be a woman.

• Olga Khazan
• November 12, 2015

Why Bros Love Energy Drinks

A new study finds that men who have more stereotypically masculine beliefs are more likely to think energy drinks give them special abilities.

• Olga Khazan
• November 10, 2015

Cashing In on Breaking Up: An eBay for the Brokenhearted

“We started Never Liked It Anyway to make moving on easier. It’s a place to shed the stories and the stuff.”

• Anne Quito and Quartz
• November 8, 2015

The Secret to Work-Life Balance: Less Work

Compared to moms who are working full-time, those who work part-time feel like things are more under control.

• Jenny Anderson and Quartz
• November 7, 2015

The Affordable Care Act Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, Again

A group of religious non-profits will challenge contraceptive coverage in a set of cases that echo Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Stores.

• Garrett Epps
• November 7, 2015

Women Are Beating Men at Retirement Savings

Sort of.

• Bourree Lam
• November 6, 2015

Money-Rich and Time-Poor: Life in Two-Income Households

For families without a stay-at-home parent, there just aren’t enough hours in the day.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• November 4, 2015

France: Where Men Have a Monopoly on Good Writing

The country’s top literary prize has been awarded to a woman 11 times—and to a man 102 times.

• Heather Horn
• November 4, 2015

The First Female Space Crew Might Be Going to the Moon

Russia, which has sent only a handful of women into space, plans to fix that in 2029.

• Amy X. Wang and Quartz
• October 29, 2015

Why Doctors Still Misunderstand Heart Disease in Women

Reconsidering the “typical” heart-attack symptoms

• Vidhi Doshi
• October 26, 2015