What’s behind the wage gap between men and women? It has narrowed recently. In 2023, women’s median weekly wages of $1,005 equaled 84% of men’s Read More
A DNA test was carried out because Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour.
Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to occur in taxa as diverse as birds, fish, octopuses, and even insects. But what is its function, given that natural selection never selects fun for its own sake? One prominent hypothesis is that play is beneficial to individuals because it allows them to practice skills needed later in life.
Lloyd Evans made sordid comments about a female academic's lecture in a misogynistic column about his libido.
A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said Adams has appointed several women and people of color to top positions, including deputy mayors and commissioners.
City Hall building with lights at night in Lower Manhattan. The report finds a wage gap of 16 cents per $1 between workers of color and their white counterparts. [ more › ]
A former high school athletic trainer accused of sexually assaulting a dozen teenage girls was sentenced Monday to 36 years in prison after pleading no contest to felony charges, officials said. Richard Alexander Turner, 65, entered the plea during a preliminary hearing to determine whether there was enough evidence for the case to go to trial, court records show. He pleaded no contest to 13 counts of sexual assault involving 12 girls, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's...
Athletes, Olympians, entertainers pay tribute to Gigi Bryant on her 18th birthday.
After Republicans in the Oregon Legislature sent a letter to the Oregon School Activities Association requesting to ban biologically born males who identify as female from participating in girls' high school sports, OSAA responded by saying they are required to by state law, which includes "gender identity" in the definition of "sexual orientation." Here is
Transgender wrestling star and former AEW women's world champion Nyla Rose is banned from competing in Oklahoma, after the state's athletic commission classified a match of hers to be intergender.
The bizarre encounter between two algae octopuses was captured off the island of Bunaken in Indonesia.
The parents filed a lawsuit against Hilliard City Schools in January last year in a bid to prohibit educators from discussing sexual matters with students.