Gender

‘Gender’ refers to a person’s characteristics or identity as shaped by society and the environment as well as biology. Although they are closely linked, gender has a different meaning to 'sex', which refers to the biological differences between males and females.

Gender medicine: Should men and women be prescribed different drugs and doses? © Getty Images

Gender medicine Should men and women be prescribed different drugs and doses?

Can transgender athletes be fairly integrated into women's sports? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can transgender athletes be fairly integrated into women's sports?

Why are girls put off science? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why are girls put off science?

Gender stereotypes affect child development, but are we on the brink of a backlash? © Getty Images

Gender stereotypes affect child development, but are we on the brink of a backlash?

Wally Funk, aged 22, at Fort Still military base

Wally Funk: a story of sexism in the race for space

Does science have a problem with women?

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Why aren’t there more women in science?

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The science of pay transparency

The evolutionary paradox of homosexuality © Getty Images

The evolutionary paradox of homosexuality

Do caterpillars have a sex before they become butterflies? © Getty Images

Do caterpillars have a sex before they become butterflies?

Do other mammals go through the menopause? © Getty Images

Do other mammals go through the menopause?

“I worked with one serial killer, a trained butcher, who dismembered people” © Tim McDonagh

“I worked with one serial killer, a trained butcher, who dismembered people”

Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it? © Getty Images

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Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it?

Can chickens really change gender? ©iStock

Can chickens really change gender?

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Maybe it’s time to rethink what we “know” about sex