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Photo: Parents of transgender children and other supporters of transgender rights gathered in the capital outdoor rotunda to speak about transgender legislation being considered in the Texas House and Texas Senate in Austin, Texas. They hold a large light blue, pink, and white striped flag and wear masks.

Transgender Rights

Explaining the Latest Texas Anti-Transgender Directive

March 3, 2022

Photo of the US’ national team celebrating with teammates after their 2-0 victory in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final soccer match between United States and the Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in France, July 7. The women are seen in white jerseys and smile. Many wear colorful headbands and most wear blue medals around their necks.

Women’s Sports

Huge Win for Equal Pay, as Soccer Federation Settles Discrimination Suit with US Players

February 22, 2022

Illustration for the "Gender Affirming Product Program" started by the "Queer Activist Collective" on BU' s campus. The illustration has a textured blue background, brown border, and yellow and orange text decorated with swirling flourishes. Around the text are drawings of binding bandage wrap (where "Queer Activist Collective" is written), a makeup kit, a chest binder, an electric shaver, and the trans black lives matter pride symbol.

LGBTQ+ Health

New Initiative Aims to Provide Free Gender-Affirming Products to Students in Need

February 15, 2022

Photo of a young businesswoman in a dark blue hijab and blue button-down shirt working on a desktop computer while wearing a face mask.

Pay Gap

Tolerance for Risk May Contribute to Male-Female Pay Gap

January 28, 2022

Michelle Wu stands on stage next to a podium reading "Michelle For Boston", with her family after being elected Mayor of Boston

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Must Recognize Michelle Wu’s Motherhood in Her Historic Boston Mayoral Win

November 16, 2021

image of an abstract, yellow and red motion sound wave on a dark purple background.

Transgender Health

How Does Testosterone Therapy Change the Voices of Transgender Men?

November 15, 2021

Photo of Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. The protesters raise their fists and wear shirts that say "BANS OFF OUR BODIES"

Law

What the Texas Abortion Law Means for Roe v. Wade

September 2, 2021

Human Rights

As Taliban Retakes Afghanistan, Experts Say Biden Administration Made Strategic Blunders

August 16, 2021

Photo of a young mother sitting a table working on her computer next to a young child who draws in a coloring book.

Gender Inequality

The Ivory Tower Is Like the Real World in One Way: Mothers Still Do Most of the Childcare, BU Researcher Finds

June 18, 2021

BU scientists Colleen Bove (from left), Hanny Rivera, Sarah Davies, and Wally Fulweiler join other collaborators in a new PLOS Biology piece arguing that career advancement in science needs to reward an expanded set of criteria—beyond citations and publishing record—including mentorship, science communication, and multicultural experience.

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

June 15, 2021

Women's History Month

Eight Books, TV Shows, Movies to Enjoy This Women’s History Month

March 29, 2021

International Women's Day

Five Ways to Engage on International Women’s Day

March 6, 2021

A photo of Graham Grail smiling at the camera

Voice & Gender

How Testosterone Changes the Voices of Trans Men

March 3, 2021

Composite image. On the left, the book cover for ‘Diners, Dudes and Diets’ by Emily Contois. An illustration of a hamburger fills out the cover, buns sandwich the title text. On the right is a portrait of Emily Contois, a young woman with her hair pulled back and a ruffled blouse smiles welcomingly. The images are place on a wooden grain background.

Books

Diet Yogurt and Guy Fieri: How Food Media Constructed “Dude” Masculinity

February 18, 2021

A pair of gloved hands making a heart over a red background

Self-Care

Inspiring Stories on Practicing Self-Care This Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2021

Joyce Wong at the podium delivering the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture at Boston University in 2017

Research Accolades

Joyce Wong Elected to National Academy of Inventors

February 3, 2021

Photo of Kamala Harris raising her right hand as she is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, her husband US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, wears a black mask, and holds the Bible, during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021

Gender

What Should Doug Emhoff, America’s Inaugural Second Gentleman, Do with the Role?

January 26, 2021

Pop art photo illustration of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Madam Vice President

Voices of BU Women Rejoicing with Kamala Harris

November 11, 2020

A portrait photo of Christine Woodbury Hamel

Performance Arts

Why Policing the Way Voices Sound Has to Stop

September 17, 2020

An illustration of a person wearing a mask asking two people not wearing masks to wear masks.

Student Life

Masks. Distancing. Race. How to Have Hard Conversations during Hard Times

September 14, 2020

Masks. Distancing. Race. How to Have Hard Conversations during Hard Times