This post was authored in collaboration with Chiara Terzo, a research fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology (Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication). In 1922, 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 ...

The origins of societal gender roles began from the beginnings of humankind, where there were both women and men. The roles of gender has been shaped by society, leading to stereotypical gender norms ...

Roles of men and women at work. Image by Tim Sandle. Roles of men and women at work. Image by Tim Sandle. Global data appears to explain why cultural beliefs about the skills and personality traits of ...

Gender stereotypes harm people of both genders—and society more broadly—by steering and sometimes limiting people to behaviors, roles, and activities linked with their gender. Widely shared ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katy McFee is an executive coach who writes about women in leadership. It’s Women’s History Month, a perfect time to highlight the ...

A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. New research shows young children apply gender stereotypes when ...

Medicine carries the burden of its own troubling history. The history of medicine, of illness, is every bit as social and cultural as it is scientific. It is a history of people, of their bodies and ...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Bern in Switzerland have conducted the first cross-temporal, multinational study to compare views of gender using data ...

The statements in the SWS survey have been the same since 1994. SWS said maintaining consistent wording is necessary to track ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If a girl wants to try her hand at baseball or ice hockey, she's likely to be praised as plucky. But if a boy likes the color pink? Well, that's a toenail of a different color. Last ...