Gender

Bruno Perreau, the Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies at MIT, has been named a chevalier in the French Order of Academic Palms.

Bruno Perreau named to the French Academic Palms

Humanities scholar honored with France's highest distinction for academics.

October 5, 2016

Seeing gender

MIT neuroscientists pinpoint neurons that help primates tell faces apart.

May 8, 2015

Letter regarding the release of the Institute Community and Equity Officer's report

February 12, 2015

(From left) Anne McCants, Ina Lipkowitz, and Emma Teng of MIT at the symposium, "Consuming Food, Producing Culture," held at MIT.

At MIT, food for thought

Symposium uses cuisine to explore immigration, identity, and politics.

February 11, 2015

Three scientists working at table with various laboratory equipment.

Research reveals a gender gap in the nation’s biology labs

Study of 24 top institutions finds ‘elite’ male faculty in the life sciences employ fewer women.

June 30, 2014

Male and female gender signs on top of a pile of dollar bills

Study: Attractive men fare best in gaining venture capital

Women, less-attractive men lag in the effort to find financial backing for startups.

March 17, 2014

Sally Haslanger is a professor of philosophy at MIT and director of the program in Women's and Gender Studies.

Q&A with MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger

What is ‘natural’ and what is ‘social’?

February 25, 2013

Smoother dashboard typefaces might enhance driver safety

AgeLab study suggests ‘humanist’ lettering style is easier for drivers to read quickly.

October 5, 2012

Gender spenders

Study suggests yet another cause of personal debt: searching for the ideal mate.

January 18, 2012

Cancerous lesions of the stomach lining, seen here, occur far more often in men than in women. MIT researchers say that discrepancy is due to the protective effects of estrogen during chronic H. pylori infection.

Study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer

MIT researchers show how estrogen protects women from the gastric inflammation that can lead to cancer.

July 13, 2011

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