Gender

Misinformation surrounding gender-affirming care for trans youth obscures medical standards and public knowledge

Lancaster County school district adopts athletic policy restricting trans students in sports

Trans Sports Lancaster County

Virtua Health's new primary care practice to focus on LGBTQ+ community in South Jersey

Virtua Pride

Global swimming organization bars transgender athletes from women's competitions

Philadelphia voters approve ballot question that will alter the zoning board

Ballot Questions Results

There are four ballot questions for Philly voters to answer in Tuesday's primary election

2022 philly Ballot Questions

Gov. Murphy's comments reignite controversy over New Jersey's sex education standards

NJ Education

Severe depression changes the brains of women and men differently, study finds

Depression brain women

Hormone therapy linked to lower suicide risk for transgender youth, study finds

The gender vaccine gap: More women than men are getting COVID-19 shots

Pennsylvania, New Jersey's gender wage gaps are worse than national average

gender pay gap

PennDOT now offering gender-neutral driver licenses, ID cards

PennDOT driver's license

McGillin's offering incentives on Saturday to women who make Leap Day marriage proposals

McGillins Leap Day Proposal

Carson Wentz, wife Madison shoot a football with a rifle in wild gender reveal video

Carson Wentz gender reveal

New Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center connects community in 'much needed safe space'

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Wharton professor leads autism study challenging 'extreme male brain' theory

Autism EMB theory

PennDOT plans to roll out gender-neutral driver's license option by mid-2020

Pennsylvania driver's license

New drag show rethinks gender and what it means to be femme

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Philadelphia Eagles select team's first-ever male cheerleader

Children's Health

New policy for pediatricians encourages affirmative treatment of trans and gender diverse youth

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Pink says she’s raising her children in gender-neutral environment

Philly writer Carmen Maria Machado honored at National Book Awards

South Jersey magazine ditches all-male 'Women in Business' event after social media uproar

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In VMA acceptance speech, Pink shares powerful story about daughter's worries

Pink Boots Society hosts Philly symposium to battle sexism in the beer industry

pink boots

The RompHim just kicked off a proper gender war in 2017

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Hey ladies, try being nicer to the men in your lives

Study: Philadelphia ranked one of top cities for women in tech

Philly blogger explains what it's like to be 'Working While Female'

Working Women

Law professors: Comcast 'arrogant,' 'insidious' to oppose wage discrimination bill via First Amendment

Carroll - Comcast Center

Study finds women underrepresented in mayoral roles throughout top American cities

Chris Christie boils self-serve gas down to 'gender issue'

Study: Pennsylvania, New Jersey among worst states for women's equality

Philadelphia ranks fifth in United States for STEM diversity

Local YouTuber's refusal to see 'Ghostbusters' reboot sparks internet controversy

James Rolfe

Thirty percent of women in medical research report sexual harassment

Rendell apologizes for 'ugly women' comment

Rowan University

Rowan University adopts preferred name policy

A personal, public journey for South Jersey transgender man

Carroll - Transgender Stories

Female forfeit rule helps Pennsylvania public school defeat Catholic wrestlers

Penn study: Men with mustaches outnumber women in medical leadership roles

Nintendo reveals Linkle, female version of 'Zelda' hero

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Penn Humanities Forum, Museum explore sexuality & gender

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