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State Dept. issues first 3rd-gender passport for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming Americans

Wednesday, October 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Four months after announcing it would allow a third-gender option for U.S. citizens on their passports, the State Department said Wednesday that it has issued one. It is the first of its kind, denoted with an 'X,' for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming U.S.... Read More.

Nobel Prize Foundation under fire for rejecting ethnic, gender quotas

Tuesday, October 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The Nobel Prize Foundation is facing pushback after saying it would not implement gender or ethnicity quotas in selecting nominees. Only 59 women, or 6.2% of total winners, have ever received a Nobel Prize since its inception in 1901. Göran Hansson, the secretary-general... Read More.

Lego says its removing gender bias from its toys after new research

Tuesday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Lego Group says it will remove gender bias from its iconic toys. The Danish toymaker announced in a statement Monday, that it will get rid of gender references among its famous building block sets, after new research in a study commissioned... Read More.

Anita Hill reflects on Clarence Thomas testimony, her 30-year fight against gender violence

Monday, September 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When Anita Hill accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unwanted advances and lewd comments when she worked for him, she says it changed "just about every aspect" of her life. Thirty years after Hill delivered testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about... Read More.

Black women lose nearly $1M over a lifetime due to gender wage gap, data shows

Tuesday, August 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Black women are typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, which means they have to work seven months into 2021, Aug. 3, to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2020 alone. The gender wage gap... Read More.

Tokyo Games show strides, hurdles in gender equality

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(TOKYO) -- At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games kick off in Tokyo this month, nearly half of the athletes competing will be women. Tokyo marks a "turning point" for the... Read More.

Couple charged with involuntary manslaughter after gender reveal sparks deadly fire

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(EL DORADO, Calif.) -- A couple whose gender reveal celebration triggered the El Dorado Fire in California last year that killed a firefighter and left 13 injured has been charged. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez each were charged with one felony count... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics highlight both strides and remaining hurdles in gender equality

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(TOKYO) -- At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games kick off in Tokyo this month, nearly half of the athletes competing will be women. Tokyo marks a "turning point" for the... Read More.

State Department allows Americans to ‘self-select’ gender on passports

Thursday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Americans can now choose which gender is displayed on their passports, no longer needing medical certification if their preference contradicts supporting documents such as birth certificates, the State Department announced Wednesday. "Today, I am pleased to announce that the Department will be taking... Read More.

4-year-old girl hit by car at gender reveal party, driver still at large

Sunday, June 27 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- A female driver is on the run after hitting a 4-year-old girl with her car as she was crossing the street during a gender reveal party. The incident occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. in southeast Houston when the girl’s family were attending a gender... Read More.

When cancer and gender identity collide: Transgender patients fight stigma and disease

Sunday, June 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be scary and life-altering. It takes strength to navigate the world following a diagnosis, so any additional barriers to this process can be tough, such as for transgender patients. Although the world of medicine largely remains a cisgendered... Read More.

Allyson Felix launches lifestyle brand inspired by fight against gender injustice

Friday, June 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nine-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix is heading to her fifth Olympics, the Toyko games, which will be her first since becoming a mom. Now, she has a new accomplishment to add to her long list -- her own lifestyle brand. The 35-year-old... Read More.

Stories tagged with: gender

State Dept. issues first 3rd-gender passport for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming Americans

Nobel Prize Foundation under fire for rejecting ethnic, gender quotas

Lego says its removing gender bias from its toys after new research

Anita Hill reflects on Clarence Thomas testimony, her 30-year fight against gender violence

Black women lose nearly $1M over a lifetime due to gender wage gap, data shows

Tokyo Games show strides, hurdles in gender equality

Couple charged with involuntary manslaughter after gender reveal sparks deadly fire

Tokyo Olympics highlight both strides and remaining hurdles in gender equality

State Department allows Americans to ‘self-select’ gender on passports

4-year-old girl hit by car at gender reveal party, driver still at large

When cancer and gender identity collide: Transgender patients fight stigma and disease

Allyson Felix launches lifestyle brand inspired by fight against gender injustice

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