Nov 12 Americans don safety pins in solidarity with minorities after election By Alison Thoet Some Americans are wearing safety pins as a symbol of solidarity with victims of racism, homophobia and religious discrimination. Continue reading
Aug 24 Column: He, she, they? Why it’s time to leave this grammar rule behind By Steve Gardiner As a high school English teacher, I have been crossing out the singular use of the word “they” for many years. It's time to move on. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 3:33 Why we should be thinking of sexual intimacy in terms of pizza By PBS News Hour In her new book “Girls & Sex,” Peggy Orenstein suggests that we re-think sexual intimacy, in both education and our everyday lives. While she acknowledges the importance of the national debate on campus sexual assault, Orenstein also urges us to… Continue watching
Jul 28 Column: A first female president? Notable but not unexpected By Karlyn Bowman and Heather Sims As America’s first African-American president finishes his second term, his historic presidency could be followed by another one -- that of our first female president. There are regular references to Hillary Clinton’s gender on the campaign trail, but has the… Continue reading
Jun 11 Oregon court rules that ‘nonbinary’ is a legal gender By Corinne Segal An Oregon circuit court has ruled that a resident can change their legal gender to "nonbinary," a gender identity that is neither male nor female. Continue reading
Apr 30 Trump insists Clinton campaign relies on ‘woman’s card’ By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Donald Trump, after toying with gender politics off and on during the campaign, is all in on a mission to undercut Hillary Clinton's credentials by syncing up his say-anything campaign strategy with his alpha-male persona. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:28 Women’s soccer players sue over wage gap By PBS News Hour The U.S. women’s soccer team became national heroes when they won the 2015 World Cup. But members of the team are now suing over wage discrimination, claiming that they earned four times less than their male counterparts despite generating $20… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 7:37 Clinton camp wrestles with gender and generational divides By PBS News Hour On the night before the New Hampshire primary, Gwen Ifill joins Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss the collision of gender politics and generational politics in Hillary Clinton’s campaign, the influence of… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:28 How a critical mass of women can change an institution By PBS News Hour Jay Newton-Small, author of "Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works," sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss what happens when a critical mass of women wield power and influence in public life and the workforce. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 2:15 Female cadet commands respect at her high school By PBS News Hour Shantell Gonzalez of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High in Miami refuses to let gender stereotypes get in the way of service to her country: she is the only female CO in her school’s Junior ROTC unit. Our Student Reporting… Continue watching