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Boy Scouts Will Allow Transgender Children to Enroll in Boys-Only Programs
The decision is thanks to an 8 year old
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By Age Six, Girls Have Already Stopped Thinking of Their Gender as ‘Brilliant’
The’re more likely to assume that someone who is ‘very, very smart’ is male, new research finds
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How Victorian Gender Norms Shaped the Way We Think About Animal Sex
No, females aren’t always choosy and males don’t always get around
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New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty
She’ll put a new face on a familiar allegory
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Meet One of the Few Female Safari Guides in Kenya
Though outnumbered by their male counterparts in the field, women have begun to take the reins in ecotourism
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These Photos Bring the Women’s Movement to Life
Catching the Wave dramatizes the large and small moments of second-wave feminism
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Sexism Sucks for Everybody, Science Confirms
Adhering to masculine norms can be toxic for men, not to mention everybody else
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Kids Ditch Princess Costumes in Favor of Superheroes This Halloween
For the first time in over a decade, princesses falter on the charts
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Iggy Pop Bares More Than Abs in New Art Exhibition About Masculinity
Punk meets pencil in an art show that examines the portrayal of masculinity throughout the centuries
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Landmark Settlement Seeks to Address Decades of Harassment Faced by Female Mounties
The historic apology to women in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police comes with steps to prevent future abuse
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The Quest to Build the First Robotic Vagina
Your reproductive tract is a biological miracle, and researchers are trying to recreate it
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The Rise of the Modern Sportswoman
Women have long fought against the assumption that they are weaker than men, and the battle isn’t over yet
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Robotics Can Get Girls Into STEM, but Some Still Need Convincing
The lack of women leaders in STEM creates “a catch-22 death spiral.” Robotics teams try to change that
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The World Is Finally Ready to Understand Romaine Brooks
An early 20th-century artist, Brooks was long marginalized, her work overlooked, in part because of her fluid sexual and gender identity
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Transgender People Can Now Serve Openly in the U.S. Military
One of the last restrictions on who can serve in the military has been removed
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LGBT People Are the Targets of More Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority
Hate crimes against LGBT people are far from rare
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Smartphone Study Uncovers Why So Much of the World is Short on Sleep
Age, gender and nationality impact how much we sleep, and social pressures rob many of needed rest
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The National Film Board of Canada Will Give 50 Percent of Its Production Budget to Women
The agency thinks it can achieve full gender parity in just three years
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In Japan, Couples Are Still Legally Required to Have the Same Surname
The Supreme Court upheld a century-old law that was challenged by equal rights activitsts
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