Gender & Identity

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Equal Pay Day falls earlier this year. Here’s what to know.

March 15 marks how far into the new year the average woman must work to match what the average man made the year before.

By Anne Branigin

Mississippi lawmakers just killed a bill that would expand postpartum care

By Abigail Higgins

Two years after Breonna Taylor’s death, her family still wants answers: 'We still don’t know what happened’

By Taylor Killough

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Critical stories about gender and identity from across The Washington Post newsroom.

Women's historY month

Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.

By Julianne McShane

‘Listen to Black women’: A Women’s History Month playlist by music journalist Danyel Smith

By Hannah Good

The forgotten woman behind International Women’s Day

By Gillian Brockell

A bar of their own: A new Portland spot will only show women’s sports

By Anne Branigin

These famous women were friends? Read 5 stories of sisterhood and support.

By Janay Kingsberry

An Idaho bill would criminalize medical treatments for trans youths. It echoes abortion bans.

By Anne Branigin

Tennessee requires domestic violence training for cosmetologists. This hairdresser made it happen.

By Lauren Krouse

The low-profile, high-powered race to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody

By Dave Sheinin

VOICES

Perspective

What Bon Appétit executive editor Sonia Chopra does in a workday

By Sonia Chopra1 hour ago

Perspective

Florida’s bill restricting LGBTQ discussion will hurt all children, LGBTQ and straight

By Marie-Amélie George

Perspective

What mothers know about war

By Monica Hesse

Perspective

What a veterinary technician does in a workday

By Annette Brown

Editors’ Picks

‘Traumaversaries’ can be hard. Here’s how 4 sexual assault survivors honor theirs.

By Hannah Good

Black women are overrepresented and underpaid in health care’s toughest jobs, study shows

By Julianne McShane

Can screaming in a field ease mothers’ anger? These women are trying it out.

By Julianne McShane

A record number of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ. Gen Z is driving the increase.

By Julianne McShane

COMICS

Perspective

Tired of your cluttered camera roll? Here’s why I started making photo albums again.

By Bianca Xunise

Perspective

Climate grief got you down? Here’s how I approach it as a journalist.

By Alexandria Herr

Perspective

Planning doesn’t have to be a chore. Here’s how I made it work for me.

By Sage Coffey

Perspective

My lifelong dream hasn’t panned out. Should I give up or keep trying?

By Galadriel Watson

Women are over the underwire bra

By Karen Heller

A bar of their own: A new Portland spot will only show women’s sports

By Anne Branigin

‘Listen to Black women’: A Women’s History Month playlist by music journalist Danyel Smith

By Hannah Good

Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.

By Julianne McShane

In Texas, the nation’s largest children’s hospital is halting gender-affirming care for trans youths

By Anne Branigin

Gender & Identity

Equal Pay Day falls earlier this year. Here’s what to know.

Mississippi lawmakers just killed a bill that would expand postpartum care

Two years after Breonna Taylor’s death, her family still wants answers: 'We still don’t know what happened’

Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.

‘Listen to Black women’: A Women’s History Month playlist by music journalist Danyel Smith

The forgotten woman behind International Women’s Day

A bar of their own: A new Portland spot will only show women’s sports

These famous women were friends? Read 5 stories of sisterhood and support.

An Idaho bill would criminalize medical treatments for trans youths. It echoes abortion bans.

Tennessee requires domestic violence training for cosmetologists. This hairdresser made it happen.

The low-profile, high-powered race to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody

What Bon Appétit executive editor Sonia Chopra does in a workday

Florida’s bill restricting LGBTQ discussion will hurt all children, LGBTQ and straight

What mothers know about war

What a veterinary technician does in a workday

‘Traumaversaries’ can be hard. Here’s how 4 sexual assault survivors honor theirs.

Black women are overrepresented and underpaid in health care’s toughest jobs, study shows

Can screaming in a field ease mothers’ anger? These women are trying it out.

A record number of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ. Gen Z is driving the increase.

Tired of your cluttered camera roll? Here’s why I started making photo albums again.

Climate grief got you down? Here’s how I approach it as a journalist.

Planning doesn’t have to be a chore. Here’s how I made it work for me.

My lifelong dream hasn’t panned out. Should I give up or keep trying?

Women are over the underwire bra

A bar of their own: A new Portland spot will only show women’s sports

‘Listen to Black women’: A Women’s History Month playlist by music journalist Danyel Smith

Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.

In Texas, the nation’s largest children’s hospital is halting gender-affirming care for trans youths

Missouri lawmaker seeks to stop residents from obtaining abortions out of state

The forgotten woman behind International Women’s Day

How it started, how it’s going: See how 6 women’s lives have changed in the pandemic

A candidate was asked if she can juggle politics and kids. That doesn’t happen to men, experts say.