Sex & Gender

Attending a more selective college may be linked to increased odds of working, decreased odds of marriage for women, but not men, study suggests.

Lawyers and Title IX practitioners have identified potential conflicts between the Trump administration's new proposed regulations on the gender discrimination law and state policy.

U of Arizona is sued over alleged discrimination against female faculty members in pay and promotions. This suit follows one by female deans.

DeVos Title IX proposal would make campus hearings into "mini courtrooms," higher education lawyers say, with cross-examination requirements survivor advocates criticized.

University ends rule for female athletes after article draws widespread criticism of the ban.

State rejects bid to repeal law providing for equality in public accommodations. Higher ed leaders pushed to keep law. In Seattle, voters approve property tax hike to pay for free community college.

University of Minnesota ends requirement that some scholarships go to women. Tulane evaluates its programs limited to women. Other institutions face new complaints.

Plan reportedly under consideration would bar any definition of sex other than that designated at birth. Transgender students could lose wide range of rights.