Gender Studies

Despite some (if uneven) progress with vaccinations, we still face a pandemic of pandemics: A deadly virus that…

It is March 31, which means we’re here to celebrate and honor International Transgender Day of Visibility. The…

Black women matter—because when we win, we typically bring everyone to the finish line. The Ford Foundation clearly…

In a year where conversations about equality have largely been centered around race and political equity, it…

Venus Williams has earned her way to be one of the most privileged women in tennis (if not the world)—but even her…

What would it look like to make a substantial, sustainable and unprecedented investment in Black women? New research…

Over the past several years, we’ve increasingly been asked to listen to, believe, trust and protect survivors of…

If you’ve ever had a conversation with Marley Dias, you know she’s wise beyond her years. We had the pleasure of…

When it comes to combating sexism, Halle Berry believes it starts at home and should start young. Accordingly, the…

Prior to being portrayed by Kerry Washington in 2016's Confirmation (HBO), few people would’ve associated esteemed…

“Sometimes you just got to remind people that you’re magical and everything about you down to your vagina and to…

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the nation learned that a graduate of Howard University, Kamala Harris, will become the…

They were the breakout star of FX’s much-beloved (and now, much-missed) Pose, and now Indya Moore is breaking even…

My dad emailed me about a week ago, with a barrage of questions: “Did you watch Saturday Night Live? Did you see the…

Now that we have your attention.

“I honestly believe that if you talk to me for an hour, I could change your fucking life.”

The bullet in my right bicep always aches. It reminds me how everything about me is fair game: who I love, how I…

There was a time in the not-too-distant past that seeing women in GQ was simply a signifier of who cis-hetero,…

We are in the midst of a renewed focus upon Black safety and survival—and Black female political power—and yet, as…

Tracee Ellis Ross isn’t boss-ish, she’s a whole boss.