Female

People have been afraid of vaginas for a very long time.

• By Kate Wheeling

What happens when you take the power away from the viewer?

• By Kerrita K. Mayfield

A woman who thinks other women find her mate attractive is more likely to have an orgasm, research finds.

• By Wes Judd

An analysis of modern DNA uncovers a rough dating scene after the advent of agriculture.

• By Francie Diep

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland spoke with Emily Matchar about her new book on how women are reviving some of the traditional skills and crafts of their grandmothers.

• By Eva Holland

Many of us probably get our core gender identities as much from our biological origins as we do from our gender educations.

• By Alice Dreger

Senior female psychology professors are less likely than their male counterparts to cooperate with their junior, same-gender colleagues on research.

• By Ryan Jacobs

Our bodies naturally create hundreds of hormones that are key to determining our athletic abilities. But the introduction of unnatural hormones raises important questions about how we define sex and gender.

• By Leslie Henderson