A growing drag king scene in New York, led by Lee Valone Velour and others, shows that masculinity comes in many forms, and gender is performance.
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Why I Made a Show About My Life as a Kink Dominatrix
Men and women are exploring their sexual fantasies more than ever before. One show, Mercy Mistress, takes an in-depth look at kink.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Is Pushing Economics Toward Gender Equality
In 2014, Janet Yellen became the first female chair of the Federal Reserve—a historic appointment, given that women make up less than 30 percent of the economic field.
The 6 Female Authors You Need to Read in 2017
2016 has been a difficult year, one that’s seen a type of social and political heartache many would like to forget; it’s also been a year filled with strong female voices speaking out against racism, sexism …
New UN Head Antonio Guterres Pledges Gender Equality
To the chagrin of many, the UN’s next leader will be not a woman. However, he—Antonio Guterres, former Portuguese prime minister and head of the UN refugee committee—did campaign on a promise of gender parity.
Overcoming Sexism in Publishing: An Interview with Erin Cox
The world of publishing has traditionally been considered a boys’ club. But according to publishing executive Erin Cox, sexism is only part of the picture.
NASA, Numbers and Broken Barriers
Katherine Johnson’s mathematical genius helped her defy racial and gender barriers and NASA.
How Women Are Fixing STEM’s Leaky Pipeline
STEM-oriented professions are experiencing significant growth, but is gender still a problem?
Isabel Urbina Peña On Gender Balance in the Creative Field
As a letterer and graphic designer, Isabel Urbina Peña has a longstanding passion for everything related to letters. … These discussions led her to create the Yes, Equal project, a database of female creatives.
No Great Women Artists: A Lesson to Be Learned
In recent history, a growing acknowledgement of gender disparity in the workplace has led to more conversations about women’s initiatives and an increased focus on mentorship programs.
Child’s Play: Pink and Blue Gender History
One of the many recent projects that have set out to explore the issue of gender and its relation to childhood is JeongMee Yoon’s “The Pink and Blue Project,” in which the artist photographed children’s rooms filled with products in only two colors.
Spatial Reasoning: Gender, History and Minimalist Spaces
Penny Sparke begins her book on the relationship between gender politics and design, As Long as It’s Pink, by recounting a segment from the cult 1990s BBC television series “Signs of the Times.”
Your Own Worst Enemy
How Women Today Counteract That Nagging Self-Doubt: Sexual harassment is just one of a myriad of workplace anxieties that women struggle with on a daily basis. We earn less, are overlooked for promotions and, despite the personal sacrifices and studying it took to get to our current positions, often feel like our place in the workforce has little to do with accomplishments and everything to do with luck. It’s called Impostor Syndrome …