Women, Gender, and Sex

This paper divides the move for women's rights in the U.S. into three historical phases: (1) the early women's rights movement (1848-1875); (2) the suffrage movement (1890-1920); and, (3) the two ...

An analysis of nearly 1 million dissertations over a 40-year period reveals a bias against "feminine" research. The bias limits careers.

The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100

These leaders — Black, Latina, Asian, Arab, Native American — in varied fields, broke both gender and racial barriers as they made … Continue reading Women’s History Month: Women of color whose names you should know →

From a plea to a founding father, to the suffragists to Title IX, to the first female political figures, women have blazed a steady trail towards equality in the United States.

“All across the West, women were voting by the millions before 1920," one historian says, adding a caveat: They typically had to be white, too.

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In commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment, with which women first won the right to vote, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission came together with one simple but ambitious goal: To educate Americans about women’s often-ignored U.S. history.

Girl power.

In 1977, women told the U.S. government what they wanted. In 2017, they're making the exact same demands.

If you have no idea which wave of feminism we’re in right now, read this.

Racism and sexism were bound together in the fight to vote – and Black women made it clear they would never cede the question of their voting rights to others

With millions of people disenfranchised along racist lines, this is no time for uncomplicated commemoration.

A list of the top 100 women of history on the web, arranged in the sequence of their popularity in web searches.

Not every woman whose head scrapes the glass ceiling responds by burning her bra. These five feminist movements highlight proactive efforts to change gender stereotypes and claim equality for women in the boardroom, bedroom and voting booth.

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion endured stifling segregation while serving in World War II, but brought order to chaos by improving vital mail delivery for armed forces in Europe.

A timeline of women's rights from 1769 to the fall of Roe v. Wade

Explore the many ways in which Latina women have broken gender and cultural barriers.

Here are some of the names of Asian-American women that students in the United States may not learn about in school.

Women-led demonstrations have altered history, from the French Revolution to the present day

Feminism, a belief in the political, economic and cultural equality of women, has roots in the earliest eras of human civilization.

Be inspired by an exceptional group of women in this collection of films and stories. Each of the Black women featured here have made a special mark on their communities and the world. Explore Inspirational Women with PBS. Get to know these 11 women, their acclaimed works, and trailblazing lives.

Long-awaited news: the U.S. Mint has announced they have officially begun shipping a new quarter honoring Maya Angelou. Angelou is seen on the tails side of the quarter; the image, designed by Emil…

Two years since the pandemic began, signs indicate that women have regained some of the ground they lost in the U.S. workforce.

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The authors’ research shows that even well-intentioned men are likely to respond to sexist workplace comments with “benevolent sexism”: attitudes, practices, and actions that seem positive (such as aid, flattery, and rewards) but that undercut their goal of supporting women at work, often under the pretense of providing them with help, protection, compliments, and affection. Both benevolent sexism and its partner, hostile sexism, reinforce established gender norms and stereotypes about women’s and men’s identities, social roles, and behavior. Each type uses different tactics, but the potential consequences for working women are the same, including possible negative impacts on mental and physical health, increased feelings of incompetence, and less career support. While men should continue interrupting sexism at work, they should also recognize that some responses may not be as effective as they think. The authors present six things men — especially senior leaders — can do to check their own assumptions.

The controversial SlutWalks are just the latest in a long string of women's demonstrations. TIME takes a look at some of feminism's most formidable protests...