While sex refers to the biological characteristics of individuals, gender refers to the roles expected of female and male individuals by society. The child first learns his or her gender within the ...

Dance education, encompassing K-12 school dance programs, post-secondary dance curricula, private studio instruction, and pre-professional training, plays a crucial role in the physical, cognitive, ...

We asked Americans a series of questions about changing gender roles for men and women. First, we asked if society is too accepting or not accepting enough of men and women who take on roles typically ...

Gender roles are stereotypes regarding attitudes, attributes, and actions imposed on men and women based on gender. These kinds of preconceptions are usually harmful to society — yet, understanding ...

Contemporary relationships are moving away from rigid gender role models (the man as the provider, the woman as the caregiver) to embrace co-responsibility. This transition, though sometimes ...

For those who haven’t entrenched themselves as deeply into the world of the humanities as I have, taking so many HDFS and WGSS courses that this all becomes a repetitive review each semester, gender ...

I’ve been writing about the negative impact of gender role socialization on men and their intimate relationships here for over four years. Occasionally I hear from younger readers who critique my work ...

It has never been easy to make sense of love and romantic relationships. This is especially true in our current time of social change, though, where it seems an increasing number of women can't find a ...

Gender inequality isn’t just unfair — it’s also a drag on the world economy. Giving women the same economic opportunities as men would add about US$12 trillion to global gross domestic product by 2025 ...