The pressure to choose a public identity can be harmful for people who haven’t decided on a private one, but at the very …
Gender
The 20 Best Worst Things That Have Been Said About Me on YouTube
As the debates over free speech vs. hate speech on the internet gets hotter, a TIME writer shares some of her favorite online insults.
Do All-Girls Schools Breed Feminists or Mean Girls?
What happens when girls aren’t under the scrutiny of boys? Do they get more girly or less so?
The Perils of Toy Shopping With a Feminist Mom
How are our daughters supposed to grow up to be ‘Lean In’–worthy execs if most of the play mops and stoves are labeled for girls?
One Girl’s Quest to Make the Easy-Bake Oven More Boy-Friendly
Cooking isn’t just for girls, so culinary-inspired toys shouldn’t be either, says McKenna Pope
In a Rush to Mature: Study Finds Boys Hitting Puberty Earlier than Ever
First girls, now boys. Puberty is Inching ever deeper into childhood
Testosterone, the Power Hormone
Biology meets history in a new book on revolution, riot and the sex hormone testosterone. Author Karin Kneissl explains
Why Women Watch the Olympics (But Tune Out Other Sports)
It’s because women are just too busy. The Olympic Games come packaged in bite-size, easy-to-digest chunks, but a regular sports season lasts for months — what woman has time to follow that? Read more on TIME.com’s Olympics blog.
Think You’re All That? You Might Be Putting Your Health at Risk
Why a narcissist’s sense of self-love can do damage to the heart, especially for men.
The ‘Sissy Boy’ Experiment: Why Gender-Related Cases Call for Scientists’ Humility
Some of the most harrowing cases of psychological and medical malpractice involve attempts to change a child’s gender or sexual identity. Not only have such misguided “therapies” often resulted in patients’ suicides, but they …
Masculinity, a Delicate Flower
Real men are made, not born — so goes the conventional wisdom. In other words, manhood is a social status, something a guy earned historically, through brutal tests of physical endurance or other risky demonstrations of …
The Protective Effect of Family Acceptance for Gay Teens
While the acceptance of gay, lesbian and bisexual teens continues to grow — albeit gradually — study after study consistently shows that many of these adolescents still experience considerable rejection from the very source …
The Lab Rat: Can a Simple Writing Exercise Close the Gender Gap?
The gender gap in incomes has narrowed in recent years, and there’s some evidence that the recession has been easier on women’s jobs than on men’s — although that might be because women earn less.