gender gap

A student at the chalkboard

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.

Decades before they choose a career, girls think being 'really, really smart' is for boys
Rachel Ignotofsky

Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists

Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists
Runners compete in the Women's Marathon during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics

See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics
Policewomen

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

US spending millions to train women police officers worldwide. What about at home?
women athletes swimming with medals in Rio Olympics 2016

Want to win more medals in Olympic games? Close your gender gap.

Want to win more medals in Olympic games? Close your gender gap.
A man sweeps the floor of his house in Alberta, Canada.

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

Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?
A baby

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.

Chart: The alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US
A Japanese college graduate publicly promises that she will do her best in trying to find work during a job-hunting rally at an outdoor theatre in Tokyo.

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.

Japanese women push back against leaning in