The New Science of Sex and Gender
Why the new science of sex & gender matters for everyone
Features
Promiscuous Men, Chaste Women and Other Gender Myths
The notion that behavioral differences between the sexes are innate and immutable does not hold up under scrutiny
Is There a "Female" Brain?
The debate over whether men and women have meaningfully different brains could have profound implications for health and personal identity
When Sex and Gender Collide
Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain
Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination
A host of factors figure into whether someone is female, male or somewhere in between
Doctors Must Dig into Gender Difference to Improve Women's Health Care
Researchers and doctors must dig deeper into gender differences before they can provide women with better treatments
Lessons from before Abortion Was Legal
Before 1973, abortion in the U.S. was severely restricted. More than 40 years later Roe v. Wade is under attack, and access increasingly depends on a woman's income or zip code
The Brilliance Paradox: What Really Keeps Women and Minorities from Excelling in Academia
How a misplaced emphasis on genius subtly discourages women and Black people from certain academic fields
Coding for Gender Equality
Early intervention is crucial to close the gender gap in computer science
Rewriting the History of Women in Science
Turning online harassment into a force for good
How to Close the Gender Gap in the Labor Force
As more women contribute to the economy, life gets better for everyone. Why are the barriers to opportunity so hard to change?
The Persistent Problem of Gender Inequality
The gender gap remains a global phenomenon
Why Girls Are Coming Back in Some Asian Countries after Neglect
Traditions that favor sons in Asia—resulting in millions of dead or neglected girls—have started to change
How Christiana Figueres Saved the Planet
By harnessing “female energy,” Christiana Figueres convinced humanity to take on climate change
Online Exclusives
Departments
- From the Editor
Welcome to Everybody's Issue on Sex and Gender
- Letters
Readers Respond to the May 2017 Issue
- Advances
Ancient Fossils from Morocco Mess Up Modern Human Origins
Learning from Nature: Moth Eyes Inspire Nonreflective Screen Coating
Synthetic "Melanin" Could Act as a Natural Sunscreen
Are Colors Innate or Learned?
New Wireless Pacemaker Could Prevent Common Complications
Living Large: How Whales Got to Be So Enormous
High Rises Made of Wood?
In Case You Missed It
Having This Gene May Make Some People Night Owls
- Forum
A CDC for Africa
- The Science of Health
Many Pediatric Studies Are a Waste of Time
- The Science Agenda
It's Time to End the War on Women's Health
- TechnoFiles
Why Can't We All Charge Our Phones Wirelessly?
- Skeptic
The Unfortunate Fallout of Campus Postmodernism
- Anti Gravity
Dermatologists Find That Memorable Movie Villains Are Distinguished by Facial Skin Conditions
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
Great Technology from 1867: Fire Engines and Mechanical Reapers
- Graphic Science
Women and Men Die of Different Causes in Middle Age
- Reviews
Tracking Wildlife, Looking for ETs and Other New Science Books
