Women more likely to suffer drug side effects, but reason may not be biology

Studies debunk prevailing belief, highlight series of gender-based social factors.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Dec. 20, 2023 ~4 min

Scientists may misunderstand the gender gap in physics

Scientists from around the world say more women pursue biology than physics out of personal preference. The researchers disagree.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Dec. 8, 2023 ~4 min


AI image generator serves up racial, gender stereotypes

What does a person look like? If you use the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion to get answers, too frequently you'll see images of light-skinned men.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Why the man-hating feminist is a myth – according to science

Feminists are about as man-hating as men are.

Robbie Sutton, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent • conversation
Nov. 23, 2023 ~8 min

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labor in prehistoric times

Female bodies have an advantage in endurance ability that means Paleolithic women likely hunted game, not just gathered plants. The story is written in living and ancient human bodies.

Cara Ocobock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 ~12 min

How Black female teachers enrich science with anti-racism

Black female science teachers find ways to incorporate anti-racist teaching in their classrooms, according to a new study.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~6 min

The climate crisis is making gender inequality in developing coastal communities worse

Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.

Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, PhD Candidate, School of Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Making genetic prediction models more inclusive

MIT computer scientists developed a way to calculate polygenic scores that makes them more accurate for people across diverse ancestries.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 26, 2023 ~9 min


Biological sex is far from binary − this college course examines the science of sex diversity in people, fungi and across the animal kingdom

Spanning evolutionary biology, genetics, development, neurobiology, endocrinology and psychology, as well as current events and sports, students explore the complexities of the biology of sex.

Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 ~6 min

Parents and coaches believe girls aren’t as good at chess

Parents and coaches of youth chess players peg the highest potential rating of girl players to be lower than that of boy players.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Oct. 5, 2023 ~7 min

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