The U.K.'s Ruling Party Has a Woman Problem

For a party that talks a big talk on women and equality, it's embarrassing that Labour has never elected a woman as leader.

Where Are All the Women Composers?

The Brazilian soprano Gabriella Di Laccio is determined to close the gender gap in classical music, performance by performance

The World Cup Has Exposed an Awkward Truth About Work

Employers happily rearrange the working day for soccer. Why are they often less willing to show the same flexibility for carework?

What Six Decades of Research Reveals About Women in Leadership

For 60 years, researchers have tracked attitudes toward female leaders. The latest findings suggest that beneath the undeniable progress lies a more troubling reality.

7 Wedding Gifts That Will Earn You Your Thank You Note

Need help navigating a wedding registry? Or, worse, buying a gift with NO registry? Have no fear, The Persistent is here!

In Germany, Gender Quotas Changed Who Sat in the Boardroom — But Not Who Held the Power

While Germany's policy to boost the number of women in boardrooms increased female executives, it left the corporate leadership structure untouched.

AI Skews Beautiful. What Is That Doing to Us?

Images of people generated by AI tend to be gorgeous, even when creators ask them to be ugly. That could have a profound effect on our emotional wellbeing.

The Problem Was Never Women's Paychecks

A new study challenges one of the most common explanations for why heterosexual relationships are more likely to end when the woman becomes the primary breadwinner.

The Oldest Woman Ever to Fly to Space

Wally Funk, who was barred from becoming a NASA astronaut in the 1960s despite passing every test, finally flew to space at age 82.

Researchers Have Found A New Reason Older Women Struggle to Conceive

It turns out it isn't just ageing eggs that make it harder for women in their late forties to conceive.

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Hundreds of Afghan Men Risked Their Lives to Protest the Taliban’s Treatment of Women

Afghan women have been speaking out against the Taliban for years. After dozens were brutally detained, men in one city finally joined them.