Are women really less ambitious than men? In their annual look at women in the workplace this week, LeanIn and McKinsey & Co. highlighted an “ambition gap.” Women and men at all levels are “equally ...

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Most women believe the gender pay gap exists. A new study finds that far fewer believe it affects them, and that helps keep ...

Now engaged to be married, Michelle Lin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity and simplicity that comes with changing hers to her future husband's, but she doesn't want ...

Parents of little boys have a responsibility — and it’s not just to raise good men. According to a new study published in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology this month, a single choice moms and dads ...

Many women tend to grow less accepting of older men as they age themselves, according to a study from Human Nature, because of a number of personal and social reasons. From self-assuredness to seeking ...

Pay transparency laws were supposed to address the pay disparities that tend to impact women and people of color in the workplace. Over the last decade, 15 states have introduced laws that require ...

Delivering a baby before 37 weeks of pregnancy, also known as preterm birth, is a leading cause of infant mortality and lifelong health complications. Although premature birth is not entirely ...

The opposite is again true, with women who have more years of education frequently less likely to be victimized and men with more education are also less likely to perpetrate sexual violence. The ...

Why are there fewer female CEOs? One professor says he has the answer. Call it the Competition Gap. For the past four decades, ever since women began vying with men in the workforce on a large-scale, ...