List of Sex and Gender articles
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Female Ukrainian cadets, wearing new military uniforms designed specially for women, on the outskirts of Kyiv on July 12, 2023. The Increasingly Front-Line Role of Ukrainian Women
How war has—and hasn’t—transformed the country’s gender dynamics.
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munro-skinner-foreign-policy-illustration-GettyImages-502512521 How Canada Lost Our Munro
Canadians felt the literary giant belonged to us—but it turns out we never knew her.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 2, 2023. New Women Leaders, Same Old International Politics
The world’s top political personnel are increasingly feminist. Policy is another matter.
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A view from the ground level shows people across a clearing hold rainbow flags during a gay pride rally. The viewer is poised just behind the back of a person standing in front of the demonstrators, viewing them from between that person's two black boots. Russia’s New Queer Purge
A secret court decision is driving the LGBTQ community into exile.
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Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the Museum of Economics in Mexico City, Mexico on July 18. Can Mexico Lead the World on Feminist Foreign Policy?
It could provide a valuable model as right-wing victories around the world threaten a backlash.
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A supporter of same-sex marriage waves an LGBTQI+ pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington on June 26, 2023. Protecting LGBTQI+ Rights Is Good Foreign Policy
The United States has both a moral and strategic imperative to fight for equality globally.
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Emie Kayama (second left) speaks to the press, together with a group of Japanese women who filed a challenge to a 19th-century law on surnames, in Tokyo. Japanese Women Fight to Keep Their Names After Marriage
A critical business lobby has put its weight behind changing century-old laws.
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Two male soldiers wearing WWII-era formal uniforms embrace in this black-and-white photograph. Palm trees are visible in the background. The Greatest Generation Had Queer Veterans, Too
Biden’s pardon of gay soldiers is just one part of acknowledging untold stories.
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The word atrevida is written in script against blue and white tiles An Atrevida Is Best Avoided
The Portuguese word that exposes the country’s lingering double standards on gender.
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Members of the far-right “Hungarian Self-Defense Movement” hold a banner reading “Sin should not be an object of pride” at the protest against the Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary. The U.S. Right Is Copying Hungary’s Attack on Adoption
So-called pro-family laws are attempts at annihilating LGBTQ+ people.
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Women crowd a street market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti’s Transitional Council Has a Blind Spot
Haitian women are on the front lines of the country’s crisis, yet they are being denied a seat at the table.
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A woman holds a microphone and waves a large Mexican flag as confetti falls from the ceiling. Mexico’s Historic Elections, Explained
The country is all but guaranteed its first woman president.
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A woman and child sit among the graves at Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 18, 2023. The Invisible Warriors of Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need.
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Members of the media gather in front of a screen showing a live courtroom broadcast during the preliminary hearing in the trial of Kazakh former economy minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who was charged with "particularly cruel murder" and "torture" for killing his wife, at a court in Astana on March 11. How a Domestic Violence Trial Ended Kazakhstan’s Political Nihilism
The crushing of protests in 2022 spawned despair. A high-profile conviction has renewed hope that the law can actually bring justice.
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A man is seen from his profile behind glass, speaking into a microphone and holding a piece of paper. The Kazakh Murder Trial That Captivated Russia
Putin’s political project rests on normalizing violence—including domestic abuse.
