Gender at the ‘New York Times’: The Most Comprehensive Analysis Ever
At the paper of record, female bylines only appear on about one-third of all stories.
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New Insights Into Why Some Men Assault Women
For some, the sense that they are not sufficiently masculine leads to stress, and ultimately to striking out at the women closest to them.
How Not to Close the Gender Gap in Politics
As long as the Republican Party resists the welfare state, it's going to have trouble attracting more female voters.
Behind Closed Doors: Rape, Murder, and the Misplaced Confidence of Men
What makes it so hard for some men to question their own assumptions and so easy for them to act boldly and brutally when faced with closed doors?
Shrugging Off Gender Policing
An effective way to change or eradicate norms delimiting how men and women are expected to behave.
Looking Smart! Study Suggests Men’s Intelligence Can Be Judged by Sight
New research from the Czech Republic finds people can accurately judge intelligence by looking at faces of men, but not women.
Stress Increases Empathy in Women, Decreases It in Men
New research from Vienna finds a big gender gap in how we respond to stressful situations.
Why Are Synthetic Hormones Off-Limits in Sports?
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.
Courtesy Can Be Counterproductive
A new study finds holding the door open for a man may dampen his self-esteem.
Do You Have to Pee Standing Up to Be a Real Man?
This simple idea, encouraged by medical texts of the past that taught deviation from the norm would lead to confused sexuality and gender identity issues, has put a surprising number of babies under the knife.