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A Few Small Changes Could Make the U.S. Military Trans-Inclusive
A new report outlines the logistics of letting the estimated 15,500 transgender individuals already in the military serve openly
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Women Now Outnumber Adolescent Boys in the Gamer Community
Smartphones likely explain the sudden spike in the number of female gamers
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Give Someone a Virtual Avatar and They Adopt Stereotype Behavior
People behave differently depending on the appearance of their digital avatar
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This Female Mathematician Just Became the First Woman to Ever Win the Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is mathematics’ equivalent to the Nobel Prize
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Lack of Workplace Support Keeps Women Out of Engineering Careers
Aspiring female engineers say that they perceive little chance of advancing in their field
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Circumcision Could Help Stem the Spread of HIV
Contrary to what researchers previously feared, men who undergo adult circumcision don’t engage in overly risky behavior compared to uncircumcised ones
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China’s Extra Wide Ladies-Only Parking Spaces Sparked a Backlash Over Sexism
The mall that created the women-only spaces meant well, but their reasoning is indicative of a bigger problem
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We Know Physics is Largely White and Male, But Exactly How White and Male is Still Striking
Most current physics students will likely never have an African American physics teacher, says a new survey
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High-Ranking Male Biology Professors Train Significantly Fewer Female Students
This might help explain why fewer women than men go on to hold biology professorships
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Guys: Trying to Attract a Mate by Posing With Captive Tigers Is Not Cool
Some women estimate that up to one in ten men on Tinder have a profile picture featuring a big cat
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Other teams, however, are all in favor of pre-game sex
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For Some American Women, It’s Become the Norm to Have Babies Without Being Married
Women who don’t complete college are much more likely to have a child outside of wedlock than those who hold a bachelor’s degree
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“Trophy Wives” Are Rare in Real Life
Most people marry someone who has a similar degree of attractiveness and success as they do
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Our Gender Biases May Be Making Hurricanes With Female Names More Deadly
Even without Katrina and Audrey, storms with feminine monikers have killed more people than those with masculine names
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Daughters Who See Their Dad Doing Chores Aspire to Less Stereotypically Female Careers
Seeing a man do the household chores seems to reassure girls that it’s no longer 1950
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When Gay Men Become Parents, Their Brains Act Like Both Straight Mothers’ And Fathers’ Brains
In the absence of a mother, gay men’s brains become blind to gender and step up to the full task of parenthood
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Female Pigs Respond Differently to Batches of Sperm Carrying Mostly X Or Mostly Y Chromosomes
In an experiment, mother pigs’ gene expression changed depending on the sperm type they were fertilized wtih
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The Unpaid Intern Economy Rides on the Backs of Young Women
Female-dominated industries make heavy use of unpaid internships
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This Facebook Page Allows Iranian Women to Share Selfies Sans Hijab
The anonymous photos are meant to inspire change
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Drab Female Birds Were Once As Flashy As Their Male Mates
Biologists always assumed that sexual selection primarily drove differences in looks between male and female birds, but a new study challenges that notion
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