Gender socialization is a fundamental development aspect, shaping how people perceive themselves and interact with the world. Gender socialization is the process of a person learning and internalizing ...

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 7:14 p.m. UCLA researchers found in a recent study that men who exhibited greater conformity to traditional gender roles tend to consume more meat and are less willing ...

While most Indians say that men and women should share some family responsibilities, many still support traditional, patriarchal values. For example, a slim majority of Indians (54%) say that both the ...

Content creator Leslie Olvera recently explored why she felt guilty breaking away from the traditional values of her family and expectations of how to be una hija buena. She devoted an episode of her ...

Gender nonconforming individuals do not comply with societal stereotypes of how they “should” look or behave based on binary – male and female – gender roles. This article will explain what the term ...

We often hear: “boys will be boys,” “obey your husband,” etc. Many still find gender role expectations as useful. They argue that traditional gender roles assist in the division of labor; create a ...

Scott W. Sunquist calls the American church to observe the diversity in ecclesiologies around the world. The recent revival of interest in biblical gender roles—how men and women serve in the church ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

Water carries political, cultural, religious, social, economic and environmental significance in our lives. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation has far-reaching consequences for achieving ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...