Sexes
The Quiet Work of a Civil Engineer
Eileen Velez-Vega, who specializes in projects for airports, talks about being a woman in a male-dominated field.
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Projects
'Who Run The World'
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Rick Lord / Shutterstock At Work in Two Genders
Observations from accomplished trans women about power and leadership in the office
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Jorge Lopez / Reuters The Pill, the Condom, and the American Dream
Poor kids are finally narrowing the achievement gap with rich kids. Is contraception the cause?
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Erin Siegal / Reuters Sketchy Pharmacies Are Selling Hormones to Transgender People
Burdened by cost and medical discrimination, many people are taking a do-it-yourself approach to transitioning.
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Bettmann / Getty The Mail-Order Brides of Jamestown, Virginia
In its early days, the first English settlement in America had lots of men, tobacco, and land. All it needed was women.
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ABC The Crazy Edit: The Colorful Cruelties of Bachelor in Paradise
The show, lacking an obvious villain, has turned to making fun of its (women’s) tears.
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Eric Gaillard / Reuters Would France's Marianne Wear a Burqini?
Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the national symbol proves the swimsuit has no place in France—but not everyone agrees.
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Jim Young / Reuters Why Aren’t U.S. Police Departments Recruiting More Women?
This simple tactic for reducing violent incidents with officers, addressing sexual assault, and more is rarely used in America.
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Reuters Is the French Ban on the Burqini Legal?
The country’s highest administrative court will rule Friday whether the full-body swimsuit can be worn on public beaches.
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Bebeto Matthews / AP A Labor Movement That’s More About Women
America’s most significant worker protections are failing to protect millions of female employees. As unions decline, can smaller advocacy groups change that?
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP LGBT Seniors Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet
To curb harassment in care facilities, one woman is teaching staff members to respect their elders’ sexual orientations.
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Colin Young-Wolff / AP Why Divorce Spikes in August and March
Bad holidays with a spouse can start to feel like a broken promise.
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Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters Why Hyper-Masculine Women Are Scary, but Fish-Like Men Aren't
Most elite athletes are unusual in some way. So why does Caster Semenya alarm spectators more than Michael Phelps?
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Reuters France's Burqini Debate in 10 Quotes
Nice joined the growing list of municipalities banning from their beaches the swimsuit worn by some women.
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Thomas Peter / Reuters A Proposal to Ban the Veil in Germany
The interior minister said the facial covering favored by some Muslim women “doesn't fit in with our open society.”
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David Gray / Reuters The Health Benefits of Decoupling Money and Masculinity
New research shows Millennial men's well-being improved from staying at home, while women's improved by being the breadwinners.
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The 'Obvious' Career Choices
Another reader, Kate, responds to my callout about the cultural norms and pressures that might be affecting the way women…
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Are Women Insuring Themselves Against Low-Paid Jobs?
Nanette Fondas, a contributor to The Atlantic, writes in to the hello@ address about the concept of women picking certain…
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Victor Fraile / Reuters Why Religious Employers Can Fire Trans People, According to a Michigan Court
A new decision shows the powerful legacy of Hobby Lobby.
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Matt Sayles / Invision / AP How Colleges Would've Handled the Nate Parker Case Today
Campus sexual-assault guidelines have changed significantly since the '90s.
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Comedy Central A Storm Over Sexism in Stand-Up Comedy
A comedian and writer for Inside Amy Schumer drew his boss into an internet firestorm by criticizing a theater for banning an accused rapist.
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Ignoring Cultural Norms in the Workforce
A young female welder adjusts her goggles, Groton, Connecticut, 1943. Photograph by Bernard Hoffman…
