List of Sex and Gender articles
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duma Russian Lawmakers Come Closer to Decriminalizing Domestic Violence
The Russian Orthodox Church believes corporal punishment can be "an essential right given by God." Soon it may be given by the Russian government.
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exchange_1130 The Exchange: Why Americans Can’t Cope With Trauma
Writers Meghan O'Rourke and Hanya Yanagihara explore death and grief in the Facebook age.
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russia-hiv New Year, New Possibly Discriminatory HIV Registry in Russia
In a country in which HIV and homosexuality are stigmatized, the registry might be more sickness than cure.
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People gather outside the National Maternity Hospital in El Salvador on May 30, 2013. (Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images) On the Front Lines of El Salvador’s Underground Abortion Economy
Amid an indifferent state and an activist Church, a defiant network of health workers struggle to offer a reprieve from the world’s most restrictive abortion laws.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Romania Likely to Have First Female Prime Minister
But there would be another power behind her throne.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Female and Transgender Troops Fear Combat Exclusion in Trump’s Pentagon
Trump and his deputies are skeptical of historic policy changes at the Pentagon opening up combat jobs to women and allowing transgender troops to serve openly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can António Guterres Finally Break the U.N.’s Glass Ceiling?
The U.N. struggles to practice what it preaches on women's empowerment. Can the new secretary-general break the institution's glass ceiling?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The United Nations Just Fired Wonder Woman
The U.N. caught itself in a not very wonderful PR battle as it slips on institutional gender parity.
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schlaffer Global Thinkers: The Founder of Women Without Borders Edit Schlaffer
For betting on maternal instincts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rethinking the Army’s ‘Wife School’: Maybe time to move it out of the 1950s
Before my husband took battalion command, the spouses of all the battalion commanders in the soon-to-be brigade team were encouraged to attend a week of the Pre-Command Course (PCC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Finally Did Something Right in Africa — and It’s About to Stop
Lesotho's women have benefited from a trade deal that’s now at risk because of the country’s male politicians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 8 Reasons for the U.N.’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
The days should be a nice but ultimately unnecessary symbol. They are not.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 French Women Walked out of the Office Early to Protest the Pay Gap. What If American Women Did the Same?
What if American women copied their French and Icelandic counterparts and left the office early to prove a point about equal pay?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Brewing Controversy Over Swiss Coffee Shop’s Sex Robots
One café in Geneva is looking to offer its customers an extra perk with their espressos, but not everyone is sold on the idea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 President Trump Would Be a Disaster for Women in the Military
The Republican candidate’s blatant sexism and misogyny would all but undo the recent strides U.S. servicewomen have made.
