Tag: Gender Issues

James Damore, a former Google engineer, was fired in 2017 after writing a memo about the biological differences between men and women. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)

Beltway Confidential

Google memo author James Damore at CPAC: Google ‘was very much like a college campus’

Emily Jashinsky · February 23, 2018 9:18 pm

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admitted to having an extramarital affair following allegations made by his mistress' ex-husband that the Republican governor took nude photos of her to use as blackmail to keep their affair a secret. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Beltway Confidential

Eric Greitens’ indictment is a reminder that character still matters

Siraj Hashmi · February 23, 2018 3:25 pm

Purdue University's online writing lab has instructed writers to avoid "stereotypes and biased language." (iStock)

Red Alert Politics

Purdue Online Writing Lab bans use of the word ‘man’

Kate Hardiman · February 23, 2018 5:01 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will likely recommend that the transgender members remain in the military when he meets with President Trump to provide a briefing on the topic, according to two U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

National Security

Jim Mattis expected to break with Trump, advise keeping transgender troops in the military: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · February 22, 2018 10:46 pm

"Newsweek has retracted its story about a conservative botnet effort to force the resignation of Senator Al Franken," the site now says. (Senate TV via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Inevitable: Newsweek retracts article claiming Russian bots took down Al Franken

Becket Adams · February 22, 2018 8:41 pm

It's unsettling, to say the least, that a school would purposely participate in not only allowing kids to deny biological reality, but corroborating against their parents to engage in that. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Now the transgender movement is trampling parental rights

Nicole Russell · February 22, 2018 5:39 pm

Steve Montenegro tells the Washington Examiner he never solicited the toless photo. Less than one week before the special election, the front-runner accuses his opponents of sabotaging his political career with "revenge porn." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Beltway Confidential

Steve Montenegro, leading congressional candidate to succeed Rep. Trent Franks, accuses opponents of peddling ‘revenge porn’

Philip Wegmann · February 22, 2018 3:25 pm

GQ magazine released its list of "The 50 Most Powerful People in Trump's Washington" on Thursday and White House communications director Hope Hicks ranked No. 1. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GQ names Hope Hicks ‘most powerful’ person in ‘Trump’s Washington’

Eddie Scarry · February 22, 2018 3:03 pm

There are 27 more synonyms for the word masculine than there are for the word feminine at Thesaurus.com. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

What does it mean to be ‘feminine’?

Suzanne Venker · February 21, 2018 3:30 pm

"A woman I don't know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kisser her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago," President Trump said in a series of tweets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Never happened!’: Trump denies forcibly kissing woman in lobby of Trump Tower

Gabby Morrongiello · February 20, 2018 3:38 pm

"I'm going to take the next year off," Jennifer Lawrence said during a promotional appearance for her new film, "Red Sparrow." (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Jennifer Lawrence to take year-long break from acting to ‘fix our democracy’

Naomi Lim · February 20, 2018 2:21 pm

New research suggests that in countries where women have more economic freedom to pursue their preferred careers, they're less likely to study in STEM fields. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Does more freedom and equality lead to fewer women in STEM?

Emily Jashinsky · February 19, 2018 6:23 pm