Diversity

A study of gamer behavior finds they shy away from gay characters, regardless of their strengths

Medical discrimination and a lack of data make it difficult for people of color to get help for post-COVID problems

The Census Bureau must improve its data anonymization methods to protect vulnerable groups

Appointing women to leadership positions renders organizations more likely to describe all women as being powerful, persistent and bold.

Lack of data explains why

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo

I am a future psychiatrist hoping to care for transgender people. But I fear these laws will make it difficult to do so

The U.S. Department of Justice announced major changes to the espionage-protection program, but scientists hope for further acknowledgment of the damage done

Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity

We investigate the curious, charged circumstances surrounding the resignation of the director of pediatrics at Columbia University’s Babies Hospital and one pathologist at the center of it all: Dorothy Andersen

Women are investigating critical climate crisis problems such as the stability of giant ice sheets