Gender stereotypes are such a pervasive part of everyday life that it can be hard to even recognize them—but they do ...

I teach and write about gender. So, I may say, or write, something like: “On average, men are more aggressive than women.” My statements like these are sometimes met with agreement (“that is so true!” ...

School can quickly dispel myths in a student. Lightning doesn't magically appear, we never use "if" with a verb in the conditional tense, and it was while searching for a sea route to China or the ...

Despite increased interest in promoting gender equality in the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUP, significant gender inequality remains in the U.S. Women account for 24 percent of U.S. Senators, 28.8 ...

Not all gender stereotypes about science, technology, engineering, and math are the same, according to a new study. The research analyzed dozens of previous studies on the beliefs that children hold ...

To close the gender gap in recruitment and empower women in the workplace, business leaders must rethink how they recruit and promote talent. Harvard Business School Professor Katherine Coffman finds ...

Nothing quite says we're living in the era of being unapologetically yourself than the sight of American singer and rapper Lizzo twerking in a near-naked dress for her millions of followers on social ...

Human Rights Watch would like to congratulate the CEDAW Committee on the important work it has undertaking to develop this ...

A group of preschool kids are playing indoors at a daycare center. Children’s ambitions, interests, and skills are shaped very early on by the media they consume, their choice of toys, and how they ...

Post written by Dr Francesca Manzi, Assistant Professor of Management in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr Manzi’s research focuses on the ways ...