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'Can we reject these labels?': A new book questions how patriarchy became the norm.

How did patriarchy become common around the world, and can we change the dominance of men in societies? Science journalist Angela Saini explores these questions in her new book, "The Patriarchs; The Origins of Inequality."

'Can we reject these labels?': A new book questions how patriarchy became the norm.
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Proposed changes to the H-1B visa program could put many women back into a 'golden cage'

Proposed changes to the H-1B visa program could put many women back into a 'golden cage'
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American Icons: Untitled Film Stills

American Icons: Untitled Film Stills
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This is not a Disney story: Helen Oyeyemi takes on Snow White

This is not a Disney story: Helen Oyeyemi takes on Snow White
Saudi men gather in anticipation of a group wedding aided by the government

Do bride prices drive terrorism?

Do bride prices drive terrorism?
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Trump bans transgender personnel from serving in the military

In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump said no transgender person can serve in the military, although thousands already do.

Trump bans transgender personnel from serving in the military
Kashmiri girls stand on a roadside

How the US distributes $1.3 billion in aid for women around the world

Afghanistan alone is allocated one-fifth of the aid — $16 per woman in that country.

How the US distributes $1.3 billion in aid for women around the world
Ji-Ho Park on the Duke University campus

In the war over pronouns, gender-neutral pronouns are here to stay

As more people become comfortable with outing themselves as pan-sexual or genderqueer, the way we refer to them is changing.

In the war over pronouns, gender-neutral pronouns are here to stay
Policewomen

US spending millions to train women police officers worldwide. What about at home?

Next year, for example, the US government will spend $133 million to increase the presence of women in peace and security forces in places like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.

US spending millions to train women police officers worldwide. What about at home?
A sign protesting a recent North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access adorns the bathroom stalls at the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham, North Carolina

Why a 1920s legal move is responsible for the gender-segregated bathrooms we have today

The uniform building code was implemented in the 1920s as a way to unify building standards, but it also enshrined in law that restrooms must be segregated by binary gender — a policy that underlies the recent controversy over transgender people and public restrooms.

Why a 1920s legal move is responsible for the gender-segregated bathrooms we have today
Gloria Steinem

A feminist icon shines a light on the violence women face — in the US and abroad

Violence against women is an important predictor of extremism among terrorist groups. But violence against women is by no means an exclusively "over there" problem. And that's the point of a new TV show.

A feminist icon shines a light on the violence women face — in the US and abroad
Female Marine

Former female Marine commander says she was fired for pushing women to the same standards as men

By 2016, US military combat roles are supposed to be integrated. But this female Marine commander says she was fired when she pushed other women to improve their training scores to reach the levels of men.

Former female Marine commander says she was fired for pushing women to the same standards as men
Sailor Moon cosplayers at the 2014 Amazing Arizona Comic Con.

What Sailor Moon means to women all over the world

How one cartoon transcends its medium to provide powerful insights about gender identity.

What Sailor Moon means to women all over the world

Caitlyn Jenner: Mistress of All Media

Playwright Paul Rudnick explains why Caitlyn Jenner’s big reveal on the cover of Vanity Fair demonstrated media mastery — and why it might make a real difference for transgender rights.

Caitlyn Jenner: Mistress of All Media
The salaries of female bosses are 35 percent lower than their male colleagues.

If the women in your office don't make as much as the men, here's what to do about it

When women climb the management ladder, their wage gap with men grows even wider.

If the women in your office don't make as much as the men, here's what to do about it