My Husband Paid Me to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom
It was a ludicrous arrangement—but no more ludicrous than this country's appalling lack of subsidized child care.
Gender Equity
How Cities Can Serve Citizens Best Amid a Glut of New Transport Technology
City planners will need to focus on equity and flexibility, while refusing to buckle to venture capital.
Viewfinder: San Francisco City Workers Demand Equal Pay For Women
Workers march during a rally outside of the City and County of San Francisco Human Resources office on March 7th, 2019, in San Francisco, California.
How Women's Studies Is Helping Rural Teens Fix Their Social Culture
With her pioneering courses, Annie Delgado is filling in the gaps left by more traditional curricula.
Is Medicine's Gender Bias Killing Young Women?
A recent study suggests younger women who have heart attacks may hesitate to get help because they’re afraid of being labeled hypochondriacs. But the bigger problem is just how justified that fear really is.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: Allyson Krupar, 28, Education
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
The STEM Gender Gap That Boggles Even Physicists
A new analysis of the gender gap in physics assessments between male and female students doesn't solve the STEM disparity, but it's a good primer on current thought.
Study: Porn Viewing Impacts Attitudes on Women in Workplace
New research finds people who watch pornography are less likely to support affirmative action for women.
How Etsy Got Over Middle-School-Cafeteria Syndrome
In the year after declaring diversity one of their core values, Etsy watched their female engineers drop to four out of 85.
Gender Wage Gap Skewed By Survey Flaws
The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
Pop Charts Still Dominated by Men
New research finds predictions made in the late 1990s that women were nearing equality in pop music have failed to materialize.
Powerful Men Have More Children, Anthropologist Says
Anthropologist Christopher von Rueden's studies of a Bolivian tribe suggest that men's instinctive drive for power is a strategy to seed their descendants thickly.
On 'Jeopardy!' Women Take Fewer Risks vs. Men
A study of contestant behavior on the popular game show "Jeopardy!" suggests women tend to hedge their bets when facing male opponents.
Military Gender Roles Still Thorny Problem
Despite decades of official attention, women in the military face pervasive sexism and surprisingly frequent sexual assault from within the ranks, noted speakers at the recent Gender Justice conference at West Point.
Confronting Men About Sexism Changes Behavior Positively
New research finds confronting a man about his sexist language can have surprisingly positive results.
The Picture for Men: Superhero or Slacker
Recent scholarship and popular journalism both suggest an unappealing future for American boys: You're screwed.
The Changing Face of Network Television News
Network news anchors and correspondents are a far more diverse group than they were two decades ago.
Profit, Thy Name Is ... Woman?
The consistent correlation between women executives and high profitability.
Furthering the Myth of Gender Equity
Despite reports of its demise, the gap in wage equality between men and women is still very much alive, reports the director of The Howard Samuels Center.