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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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Women are shown at a rally to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants of the rally advocated for a society free from institutional discrimination, one where women can enjoy equal rights with men.

World News

Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea

3:33am April 10, 2024

by Se Eun Gong

While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.

Tech workers said they saw unusually high numbers of men in a monster line for a career expo at a tech conference aimed at elevating women and nonbinary workers.

National

Men took over a job fair intended for women and nonbinary tech workers

12:34pm October 05, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Grace Hopper Celebration was designed to celebrate and uplift workers who are traditionally underrepresented in the tech industry. This year, men showed up in droves.

Kate Zernike is a national reporter for the New York Times.

This book dissects the years-long battle for gender equality at MIT

4:27pm August 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The few female scientists at MIT in the late 20th century found themselves faced with hurdles related to their gender rather than their research. So they did what scientists do: they quantified it.

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Arts

USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

7:05pm August 17, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.

Arts

Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated

7:54am July 27, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?

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North Carolina hospitals: We are not ‘transitioning’ toddlers

8:06am May 13, 2023

by Associated Press

CLAIM: Three North Carolina health care systems are diagnosing toddlers with gender dysphoria and “transitioning” them. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.

A new report says that the number of female ministers of health has decreased from 31% to 25% between 2018 and 2022.

Health & Safety

Women were already unequal in the world of global health. The pandemic made it worse

4:25pm March 24, 2023

by Melody Schreiber

A new report from Women in Global Health looks at how much ground was lost — and what the impact is on health care.

Silhouette of LGBTQ people using rainbow colors

North Carolina bill with LGBTQ limits heads to Senate floor

9:52am February 07, 2023

by Associated Press

A North Carolina bill that proponents say would give parents greater authority over their children's education and health is heading to the Senate floor, but critics say the measure would harm young LGBTQ people.