Men Without Women: China and India Face a Cultural Paradigm Shift

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 27, 2018 A male-female imbalance of 70 million has upset big parts of society in the two countries, and the problem probably won’t improve for a long time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Building a More Equitable World, One Story at a Time

Eric Ortiz, Chaumtoli Huq and Elbert Garcia Apr 9, 2018 Can community newsrooms—media powered by the people, for the people—rebuild public trust in the news? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Washington: Still a Boy’s Town

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Women's lib hasn't made it through Washington yet. Micah Zenko at Foreign Policy magazine looked at the percentages of females holding leadership roles related to foreign policy and national security and found that women remain vastly underrepresented among our nation's policymakers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gender Inequality 101

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2009 Conservatives love to claim we live in a post-racial or post-gender world, but researchers in England are reminding us of the persistent examples of inequality that mark our society. A new study demonstrates that women are less likely than men to be offered enrollment at England's prestigious Oxford University despite having the same grades as, or even better grades than, their male counterparts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Introducing Our Deity of Unspecified Gender

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 This'll no doubt create some semantic confusion among religious leaders and congregations alike, but the U.K.-based Movement for Reform Judaism is issuing a new prayer book that eschews gender-specific references to the Supreme Being. It might be a hard sell, considering the results of a survey that the Jewish group conducted in anticipation of the unconventional release. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Testosterone May Impact Stock Market

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 Here's a bit of news that's sure to inspire some uncomfortable jokes on the trading floor: A Cambridge University research team found that stock traders' performance, and their willingness to take risks, may be partly, well, hormonal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Having an Open Attitude to Kids’ Gender Identity

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2006 Two private elementary schools in Oakland, Calif., have adapted to a phenomenon known as gender variance?when kids identify as the opposite sex. Some grow out of it, some don't, but the schools' open attitude is meant to bolster self-esteem and avoid the kind of scars that can follow children into adulthood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Researcher: Men’s and Women’s Brains Wired Differently

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2006 In her new book "The Female Brain," a UCSF neuropsychiatrist writes, "Women have an eight-lane superhighway for processing emotion, while men have a small country road." Men, however, "have O'Hare Airport as a hub for processing thoughts about sex, where women have the airfield nearby that lands small and private planes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: A Troubled Picture for Black Male Students

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 15, 2006 The gender gap among African-American college students is growing at a dangerous rate. And it's no wonder: The roots of the problem were obvious at my daughter's school, where many boys by age 10 had been socialized to be tough, regarding education with contempt and suspicion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Becoming Haven for Designer Babies

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Foreign couples are flocking to the U to take advantage of medical techniques--banned in most countries--that allow the dictation of a baby's sex . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Male-Female Equality Boosts Sex Life

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 University of Chicago researchers discover that in countries where men have a dominant status over women, people report lower satisfaction with their sex lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )