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It’s unclear whether differing odds of dying between men and women reflect inherent differences between male and female immune systems or differences rooted in gender norms.

The revision allows more time on previous extensions due to COVID-19 and other life events such as childbirth that disproportionately impact early-career women in science.  

Collecting data on the various races, sexual orientations, and gender identities of editors at 25 scientific and medical journals, researchers document the underrepresentation of minority groups.

A response to Ada Hagan’s opinion piece suggesting that our study “compromises response to gender bias.”

A recent analysis that claimed no evidence of gender-based peer review outcomes fails to account for several factors.

Five collaborations involving autistic scientists and experts are advancing autism research, from lending support for theories of the condition to shoring up trials of new treatments.

In the kingdom’s mostly gender segregated education system, expanding department offerings to female students means needing to hire women professors—a scarcity in STEM fields in Saudi Arabia.

Bury your nose in tales of neurosyphilis, gender identity, the medical mysteries of sleep disorders, and more.

As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

A study finds women continue to be underrepresented among science, engineering, and math professors, despite making up more than half the student population in these fields.

Overall, men received more money on average, but R01s were an exception.

Event organizers are taking criticism for choosing to exclude men from giving talks.

The government wants to limit a person’s sex to male or female as determined by genitalia at birth and genetics. It’s not so simple, say scientists.

Controversy surrounding a mathematical model to explain the so-called “greater variability of males” hypothesis fells two versions of a paper—but critics of the work wish it were still published.

The journal undertook a self-assessment, finding men have more success than women with all-male review panels.

Activists are protesting imbalanced conferences, editorial boards, and other professional activities by refusing to join.

Female PIs apply for fewer grants, but retain support once they get it.

An analysis of abstracts from American Geophysical Union meetings reveals that female scientists get fewer speaking opportunities than men.

Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.