Sexes

The Gendered Past of Typing Education

A quirky QWERTY history

• Hayley Glatter
• October 20, 2016

Do Strangers Ever Tell Men to Smile?

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• October 19, 2016

Hayao Miyazaki and the Art of Being a Woman

The famed Japanese animator and director created heroines who defied feminine stereotypes and showed me how to be at home in my own skin.

• Gabrielle Bellot
• October 19, 2016

Donald Trump’s Threats Risk Silencing Women

Advocates for sexual assault survivors fear devastating consequences from the Republican nominee’s retaliation against his accusers.

• Clare Foran
• October 18, 2016

Privilege Helps Men—but Not Women—Get Fancy Jobs

A researcher who sent hundreds of fake résumés to law firms found that hiring managers were most impressed by male applicants who indicated a passion for polo and sailing.

• Alexia Fernández Campbell
• October 18, 2016

Marriage After Trump

The 2016 race has turned the battle of the sexes into an all-out war.

• Alex Wagner
• October 18, 2016

LBGT Students Are Not Safe at School

They are disproportionately harassed, and few teachers are trained to help.

• Marissa Higgins
• October 18, 2016

About Those 79 Cents

The most frequently cited pay-gap statistic obscures the even wider gaps faced by people of color.

• Adia Harvey Wingfield
• October 17, 2016

Donald Trump's Cynical Exploitation of Rape Culture

The Republican nominee’s attempt to undermine his accusers highlights the callousness of his attacks against Hillary Clinton.

• Clare Foran
• October 13, 2016

How Trump's Abuse of Women Hid in Plain Sight

The Republicans’ defenders argue that the timing of accusations of sexual assault are questionable. That’s only because they weren’t paying attention before.

• David A. Graham
• October 13, 2016

Colleges Aren't Very Kid-Friendly

The childcare offered to student parents varies widely in quality, accessibility, and consistency.

• Amanda Freeman
• October 13, 2016

‘I Will Not Smile. I Am Not Your Monkey.’

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• October 12, 2016

The Precarious Masculinity of 2016 Voters

Several recent surveys suggest that when men feel persecuted, they turn to Donald Trump for affirmation.

• Olga Khazan
• October 12, 2016

What Kind of Man Is Donald Trump?

In its final weeks, the contest between the first woman nominee and the Republican’s cartoonish machismo has fittingly devolved into a battle of the sexes.

• Molly Ball
• October 8, 2016

What It's Like When a Stranger Tells You to Smile

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• October 7, 2016

How Passive Aggression Hurts Children

Studies show that kids are sensitive to quiet marital resentment—not just all-out shouting matches.

• Cindy Lamothe
• October 6, 2016

The Perils of 'Sharenting'

All those Facebook photos are cute—but how are they affecting the kids?

• Adrienne LaFrance
• October 6, 2016

The Early Feminist Who Used Botany to Teach Kids About Sex

Baby Buds was much more than a plant handbook.

• Leila McNeill
• October 6, 2016

The Sexism of Telling Women to Smile

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• October 4, 2016