gender gap
Decades before they choose a career, girls think being 'really, really smart' is for boys
“Unfortunately, little kids are like sponges that soak up stereotypes,” one researcher says.
Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists
See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics
US spending millions to train women police officers worldwide. What about at home?
Want to win more medals in Olympic games? Close your gender gap.
Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?
Our Father's Day interactive calculates how much time you spend on housework and childcare and compare it with that of other fathers. You also see how much work fathers (and mothers) do in various countries
Chart: The alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US
The UN surveyed factors affecting gender equality in 151 countries, and found that US is coming up short. Part of the reason? Workplace inequality, but also a rise in the number of women dying from complications of childbirth.
Japanese women push back against leaning in
The push to get more Japanese women into the workforce has many of them worried that they're just being asked to do more with less.