Sex & Gender

Controversy leads Reed College to ask: Should colleges bar even consensual relationships between supervisors and their subordinates? Are student employees entitled to know about harassment findings in departments in which they work?

U. of Tennessee angers many fans and alumni with plan to drop the "Lady Vols" logo, which supporters say is a sign of honor. But most colleges that once used such names for women's teams dropped them long ago.

The Digital Games Research Association is targeted by #Gamergate supporters over claims that the organization is planning a feminist takeover of the video game industry.

Study asks why women at an academic meeting are more likely than men to seek shorter time slots for their presentations.

Costume company's idea of a female Ph.D. derided as sexist and foolish by real female Ph.D.s.

Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.

Only 10 percent of Japanese researchers are women, but of those researchers who leave the country, 60 percent are women.