Scientific American Magazine

Why the new science of sex & gender matters for everyone

The notion that behavioral differences between the sexes are innate and immutable does not hold up under scrutiny

The debate over whether men and women have meaningfully different brains could have profound implications for health and personal identity

Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain

A host of factors figure into whether someone is female, male or somewhere in between

Researchers and doctors must dig deeper into gender differences before they can provide women with better treatments

Before 1973, abortion in the U.S. was severely restricted. More than 40 years later Roe v. Wade is under attack, and access increasingly depends on a woman's income or zip code

How a misplaced emphasis on genius subtly discourages women and Black people from certain academic fields

Early intervention is crucial to close the gender gap in computer science

Turning online harassment into a force for good

As more women contribute to the economy, life gets better for everyone. Why are the barriers to opportunity so hard to change?

The gender gap remains a global phenomenon  

Traditions that favor sons in Asia—resulting in millions of dead or neglected girls—have started to change

By harnessing “female energy,” Christiana Figueres convinced humanity to take on climate change