Sexism

Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields recounts her alternative career path in a new memoir about life, space and motherhood

Men and women often disagree on how much support women receive from male colleagues. The differences hurt women’s well-being at work

How academic institutions can prevent sexual harassment and protect scientists

Courts and the public are skeptical of sexual assault survivors who didn’t react violently to assault, placing a double burden on them. “Why didn’t you fight back?” is an impossible standard to demand, research shows

Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S.

For academic research to be truly equitable, leadership, not just the scientists from underrepresented groups, must advocate for it

Ova don’t make a woman, and sperm don’t make a man

The Comstock Act is part of a federal case over access to abortion pills. A historical science-fiction writer weighs in on the legacy of 19th-century prudishness

A judge’s bad decision about the abortion pill rests on stigma about abortion that harms health care

As players take the pitch for the men’s World Cup, science supports their safety and equipment more than it does women’s

Voters chose to protect abortion rights in all five states with abortion-related measures on their ballots 

Science applies to every important social issue. Saying so doesn’t make us “unscientific”