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Boycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. after Trump's win

12:24pm November 08, 2024

After Trump's win, there are growing calls among American women to boycott men. They're drawing inspiration from 4B, a South Korean feminist movement that rejects dating, sex, marriage and childbirth.

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If Harris wins, she would make history. But she isn’t talking about that

6:00am September 15, 2024

by Tamara Keith

Hillary Clinton leaned into her identity when she ran for president. Vice President Kamala Harris is decidedly not.

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Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

11:52am August 12, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.

As an Olympic boxing controversy deepens, the women at its center are poised to medal

4:48pm August 05, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting are guaranteed to leave Paris with medals. But fallout continues, as does drama between Olympic officials and the Russian-led association that disqualified them last year.

What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing

4:49pm August 02, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

Tested: Lumpers and Splitters

10:08am August 01, 2024

by Rose Eveleth

Episode 6: Christine and Max are some of the most recent female athletes in this century-long history to face tests, stigma, and restrictions. But they are unlikely to be the last. In this episode, we find out whether Christine qualifies for the Paris Olympics, as well as the fate of Max's court case. And we explore the broader implications of the sex binary in sports. Is there a better way for sports to be categorized?

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JD Vance went viral for ‘cat lady’ comments. The centuries-old trope has a long tail

1:42pm July 29, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Vance lamented the country being run by "a bunch of childless cat ladies," including Vice President Harris. The trope has dogged women since the Middle Ages.

Tested: Unfair Advantage?

5:45am July 29, 2024

by Rose Eveleth

Episode 5: A battle over science and ethics unfolds. World Athletics releases and then tweaks multiple policies impacting DSD athletes, while critics cry foul. In this episode, World Athletics doubles down on its claims, Caster Semenya challenges the rules again, and we dig deep on a big question: what constitutes an "unfair" advantage on the track?

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Tested: Running in Circles

10:24am July 25, 2024

by Rose Eveleth

Episode 4: In 2009, South African sprinter Caster Semenya won gold at the World Championships. But instead of a celebration, she endured endless speculation about her body, her biology, and her gender. And soon, sports organizations would launch a new round of regulations, lead to multiple court cases, and require sporting organizations to justify their claim that DSD athletes have an unfair advantage.

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Tested: Card-Carrying Females

6:17am July 22, 2024

by Rose Eveleth

Episode 3: We meet Kenyan sprinter Maximila Imali, who—like Christine Mboma—has been sidelined by DSD policies. She makes a different choice from Christine: to fight the regulations in court. And we learn about a previous fight, when scientists, athletes, and journalists spent thirty years trying to end an earlier version of sex testing.

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