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    Goats and Soda
    A man wearing a protective mask in Dubai on March 23.
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    The New Coronavirus Appears To Take A Greater Toll On Men Than On Women

    Apr 10, 2020
    Not only are a higher percentage of patients men than women, but they seem to suffer more severe symptoms. And they may be less likely to go in for testing.
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    Shots - Health News
    Author Peggy Orenstein's new book, <em>Boys & Sex,</em> is based on extensive interviews with more than 100 college and college-bound boys and young men across the U.S. between the ages of 16 and 22 on intimacy, consent and navigating masculinity. They s
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    'Boys & Sex' Reveals That Young Men Feel 'Cut Off From Their Hearts'

    Jan 07, 2020
    Author Peggy Orenstein spoke to more than 100 young men of diverse backgrounds about sex, porn, gender and intimacy. Boys, she found, often lack "permission or space" to discuss their interior lives.
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    Business
    Reporter Darius Rafieyan gets his makeup done at a Sephora store in New York City. A growing number of American men are dabbling in cosmetics.
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    My Journey Into The World Of Men's Beauty

    Nov 12, 2019
    Makeup was once thought to be the exclusive realm of women, but more and more men are experimenting with cosmetics — and the industry is taking notice. A reporter gives it a try.
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    Shots - Health News
    Two fourth-graders rock side to side while doing math equations at Charles Pinckney Elementary School's "Brain Room" in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.
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    Math Looks The Same In The Brains Of Boys And Girls, Study Finds

    Nov 08, 2019
    Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.
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    Business
    Bathrooms remain a key issue for employers and for co-workers who don't feel comfortable sharing bathrooms with transgender people, says Mark Marsen, a human resources director.
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    He, She, They: Workplaces Adjust As Gender Identity Norms Change

    Oct 16, 2019
    As more people identify themselves as neither categorically male nor female, some employers are making changes to neutralize references to gender in everything from name tags to bathrooms.
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    Life Kit
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    5 Ways To Make The Office More Welcoming For People Of All Gender Identities

    Oct 16, 2019
    There are a few ways employers and colleagues can respectfully welcome people who do not conform to traditional gender norms.
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    Business
    Mattel's new Creatable World dolls.
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    Mattel Launches New Gender-Neutral Dolls

    Sep 25, 2019
    The toy manufacturing giant behind Barbie aims to allow nonbinary youth to play with gender expression in its new line of dolls.
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    Law
    Nina Totenberg interviews Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about her legacy
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    Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly

    Jul 28, 2019
    "I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
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    Hidden Brain
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    Playing The Gender Card: Overlooking And Overthrowing Sexist Stereotypes

    Jan 17, 2019
    This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we tell the stories of two people who defy gender stereotypes in their jobs.
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    Latin America
    The demand that an Argentine radio show host start hosting programming about gender issues comes against a backdrop of debate about sexism and women's rights in Argentina. In this photo taken in June, pro- and anti-abortion demonstrators are seen outside
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    Argentine Radio Host Will Avoid Criminal Prosecution By Discussing Gender Issues

    Dec 24, 2018
    Angel Etchecopar, commonly known by his nickname "Baby Etchecopar," was charged with sexist discrimination. Now, he must host experts on gender — and let guests speak uninterrupted.
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    Technology
    A Google sign and logo at the Googleplex in Menlo Park, Calif. This week, Google project manager spoke to Reuters about a problem discovered in the firm's email service.
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    Google Tweaks Email Program That Assumed An Investor Was Male

    Nov 27, 2018
    When Google saw that one of its predictive text technologies assumed someone's gender based on occupation, it blocked the technology from using all gender-based pronouns.
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    Analysis
    A man walks past televisions broadcasting Christine Blasey Ford testifying on Thursday.
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    Republicans Push Kavanaugh Nomination Forward, But At What Cost?

    Sep 29, 2018
    With the midterms looming and women — especially Democratic women — already fired up, Republicans are taking a risk in continuing to back Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
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    Goats and Soda
    This shelter for abused girls, run by the group ActionAid, offers a place for young victims to stay while the police investigate reports of violence and sexual assault.
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    How To Get Women To Trust The Police? 'Gender' Desks

    Aug 15, 2018
    In Tanzania and Zanzibar, the rate of sexual assault is high. And even the police admit they don't do a good job responding to complainants. So they came up with a plan.
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    Code Switch
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    Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'

    May 15, 2018
    Being a kid who defies gender norms is tough. It can be even tougher when you're also contending with pressures — and stereotypes — tied to your race.
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    Goats and Soda
    Schoolgirls walk home from school in a rural area in Southern Natal Province, South Africa.
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    4 Ideas To Stop Violence Against Girls: A Walking School Bus, Sports Talk And More

    May 07, 2018
    The World Bank and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative are betting on local solutions to protect girls and women from abuse.
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    Goats and Soda
    Winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship (from left) are Jennifer Pahlka, Harish Hande, Jess Ladd, Lesley Marincola, Anushka Ratnayake and Barbara Pierce Bush.
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    Advice From 5 Women And A Guy Who Won $1.25 Million To Do Good

    Apr 13, 2018
    The winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship share surprising lessons on life, leadership and gender in the workplace.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
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    What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?

    Apr 05, 2018
    Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic.
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    Shots - Health News
    Study participants often answer questions differently, depending on the questioner's gender. Sex hormones can affect results, too.
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    A Scientist's Gender Can Skew Research Results

    Jan 10, 2018
    If a female researcher asks a man if he's in pain, he's less likely to admit it. The effect of gender on study results has been known for years. But it's rarely disclosed or discussed.
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    The Two-Way
    Church of England guidance for schools encourages a "loving and hospitable community [where] pupils can explore their identity without fear of harm, judgement or being ostracized."
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    In Guidance To Teachers, Church of England Targets Anti-LGBT Bullying

    Nov 13, 2017
    The 52-page document outlines recommendations for teachers in its nearly 5,000 schools, saying students should "be able to play with the many cloaks of identity."
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    The Salt
    One of Cipe Pineles' many illustrated recipes in the newly published cookbook, <em>Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art & Cookbook of Cipe Pineles</em>.<em></em>
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    A Rare Find: Trailblazing Female Designer's Unpublished Family Cookbook

    Nov 09, 2017
    Magazine art director Cipe Pineles helped pave the way for creative women in publishing. She also illustrated her mother's Eastern European recipes, but for 70 years the manuscript lay undiscovered.
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    The Two-Way
    Germany's top court has ruled that parliament must legally recognize a third gender from birth. A complaint was brought by a person identified only as Vanja, pictured here in 2014, who is intersex.
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    High Court Says Germany's Birth Registry Must Allow Third Gender Option

    Nov 08, 2017
    Lawmakers must create new rules either creating a third gender option or dispensing with gender in civil status. An advocacy group called the decision "a small revolution in the area of gender."
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    Politics
    "Why is that ever okay for an elected delegate to be talking about their constituent's surgical history on the radio?" Roem asked. "That's messed up."
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    Virginia Statehouse Race Pits 'Bathroom Bill' Author Against Transgender Woman

    Oct 20, 2017
    If Democrat Danica Roem succeeds in unseating Republican Delegate Bob Marshall, she'd become the nation's first openly transgender state lawmaker.
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    Around the Nation
    A survey by the Pew Research Center finds Republicans and Democrats are divided on whether the country has gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men.
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    Do Men Have It Easier? Your Politics Might Determine How You Answer

    Oct 18, 2017
    Democrats were more than twice as likely as Republicans to say that the country hasn't gone far enough in achieving gender equality in a new survey from pew.
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    Hidden Brain
    How much does biology shape who we are, and how much is determined by culture and the environment in which we live?
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    Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender

    Oct 09, 2017
    What does it mean to be a boy and what does it mean to be a girl? We delve into debates over gender – and explore how some people are moving beyond labels and building gender identities of their own.
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    Hidden Brain
    Royce, Isis and Jessica James at NPR.
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    Can A Child Be Raised Free Of Gender Stereotypes? This Family Tried

    Oct 02, 2017
    When Jessica and Royce James learned that they were going to have a daughter, they decided to raise her in as gender-neutral a way as possible. It was harder than they could have imagined.
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