The Future Is Non-Binary, and Teens Are Leading the Way
Teenage girls are challenging the meaning and the traditional constraints of gender—but many boys are still trying to fit into a gender structure that has historically benefited them.
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Understanding Gen Z
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Is Gen Z really any different from other generations? How have they been shaped by—and responded to—new technology, recent history, and a shifting economy?
How Disparities in Wealth Affect Gen Z’s Experiences With Technology
Income has an enormous impact on young people's educational experiences with technology, just as it does on every other aspect of school life.
How Gen Z Is Different, According to Social Scientists (and Young People Themselves)
Our findings suggest that college-age members of Generation Z know they are confronting a future of big challenges.
Future Generations Will Suffer If We Don’t Solve Unequal Access to Tech
The people designing the world's technology should reflect the diversity of those using it.
Smartphones Are Changing How Homeless People Survive
Middle-class pedestrians sometimes think an iPhone is a luxury for a poor person. In fact, that device can help them find resources, health care, and community.
How the Foreclosure Crisis Shaped Gen Z
Those born into Generation Z became evidence of the failing prospects of the American Dream.