Studies show that people-pleasing—when someone devalues their own ideas to uphold those of others—is more common in women than men. And the social pressure for girls to follow the status quo takes ...

Though partisanship remains a far bigger factor than gender in U.S. abortion attitudes, the opinions of men and women have diverged somewhat in recent years – particularly on the question of legality.

Historically, medical research has been male-dominated in terms of subjects as well as researchers, even though women make up ...

Should we use “sex” and “gender” interchangeably when discussing people? A recent article in the prestigious academic journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provides one ...

Gender differences in poverty rates in the United States may be associated with women’s differing circumstances — ...

Overall comparison of the experimental power literature and sex/gender difference meta-analyses. Overall, 70.6% of sex/gender differences were consistent with the effects of experimentally induced ...

I teach and write about gender. So, I may say, or write, something like: “On average, men are more aggressive than women.” My statements like these are sometimes met with agreement (“that is so true!” ...

The gap between men and women entering care-sector jobs like teaching, nursing, and social work is often larger in more gender-equal countries. A new study links this pattern to economic development ...

A new study by psychologists has shed light on the way lip size could influence perceptions of facial attractiveness. Led by Professor David Alais in the School of Psychology at the University of ...

We are taught that medicine is the art of solving our body’s mysteries. And we expect medicine, as a science, to uphold the principles of evidence and impartiality. We want our doctors to listen to us ...