How the gender gap played out in the 2024 election
Vice President Harris focused her campaign on women’s reproductive freedoms, and President-elect Donald Trump focused on turning out men to vote. NPR speaks with two experts.
A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here’s how we got here
WASHINGTON — It’s the election that no one could have foreseen. Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. Even some of his closest allies were looking forward to a future without the charismatic yet erratic billionaire leading the Republican […]
How to Close the Gender Health Gap
If you’re a man, you are more likely to suffer a health condition that kills you. But if you’re a woman, you are more likely to live in ill health. Women spend 25 percent more of their lives in ill health compared to men. This, in a nutshell, is the gender health gap. When a […]
Addressing online gender violence requires both culture and policy change
by Jaigris Hodson, Esteban Morales, Kaitlynn Mendes and Yimin Chen, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More and more of our lives are being spent on digital platforms. And, as we spend more time online, we are more vulnerable to a wide range of risks. This fact is particularly true for women and girls. A […]
Trump emphasizes hypermasculinity as he and Harris pursue male voters
Attention, American men: Donald Trump and his allies want you to believe your vote says big things about your masculinity. In the final weeks before the Nov. 5 election, the Republican nominee is amping up his hypermasculine tone and support of traditional gender roles, a reflection of the surgical campaign-within-a-campaign for the votes of men […]
Opinion: What Harris or Trump say may matter less than how they say it
Imagine someone needs to convince you of a surprising fact — say, that your partner is cheating on you. Your best friend might be direct: “They’re cheating on you!” They might even exaggerate a little to get you extra worked up: “It’s been going on for ages! They’re parading around all over town!” But a […]