Conversations about the differences between girls and boys—and between women and men—often make people uneasy. Some fear that ...

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 ...

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!” ...

Biological sex and gender identity expression, though largely interconnected, can sometimes hold different meanings for different people. (Illustration: Nathalie Cruz; photos: Getty) Though the terms ...

Most Americans, including majorities of men, women, Republicans and Democrats, say men and women are different in many ways. But there are gaps by gender and partisanship when it comes to views of ...

Health care and research need to do a better job of taking into account sex and gender differences that can affect disease, healthy behaviors, and care delivery, according to speakers at the European ...

In 2005 Lawrence Summers, then the president of Harvard, caused an uproar by appearing to suggest that the lack of women professors in math and science might arise from biological differences. Fifteen ...

A theologian articulates an Augustinian alternative to the reigning perspectives on nature and culture. When asked to define time, Augustine remarked that he knew what it was until someone asked him ...