It’s easy to see gender inequality as perpetuated by a few toxically masculine men, but gender bias is embedded in our social systems in many subtle ways too. One system that scientists have been ...

The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. Why use these terms when, as some people ask, “only ...

For years, conversations about gender-neutral language have felt like a distinctly American—or at least English-speaking—debate. Pronouns like they/them have entered mainstream usage, corporate ...

The organization that oversees the Danish language is preparing to add gender-balanced words to the next edition of its dictionary, in a push for more equality through language that is playing out ...

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