Gender discrimination
FILE - Atlanta Beat goalkeeper Briana Scurry makes a save late in the second half against the Carolina Courage, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Cary, N.C. The U.S. women's national team has not only been wildly successful on the field, the players have also been unabashedly outspoken, using their platform to advocate for equal rights for themselves and others. (AP Photo/Stan Gilliland, File)
US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making

By Anne M. Peterson May. 21, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

Annika Malacinski, left, and Alexa Brabec take part in a roller ski training session for the 2022 U.S. Olympic team for Nordic combined and ski jumping teams at Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Even before the U.S. teams were set for Beijing Games, 20-year-old Annika Malacinski knew she had no shot at competing in China because she is a woman. Nordic combined, which combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing, is the only Olympic sport without gender equity. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
It's men only in Nordic combined at the Olympics for now

By Larry Lage Jan. 23, 2022 10:51 AM EST

Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall

By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. ...

Canadian boxer Bujold wins appeal to compete at Tokyo Games

Jun. 30, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold looks forward to the day when she can tell her daughter that she got in the Olympic ring with sport's highest court ...

Dana Anthony is seen at her workplace at The Daily Tar Heel newspaper in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Anthony was rejected after two speparate HireVue interviews for other jobs recently. The pandemic has heightened demand for online services that interview job applicants remotely and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills. But the technology also raises questions about whether computers can accurately judge a person's character traits and emotional cues. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Want a job? Employers say: Talk to the computer

By Matt O'brien Jun. 15, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

Mormons scrap conference session once reserved for men only

Jun. 07, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A session that used to be reserved for men only at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual signature conference has...

FILE - Janet Guthrie is all smiles as her pit crew swarms around her following her run in the Indy 500-mile race in Indianapolis, in this May 28, 1978, file photo. Janet Guthrie is still astonished at all the fan mail that pours in from around the world. And she's honored to hear that Academy Award winner Hilary Swank wants to portray her in a movie. Forty-four years after her history making run at the Indianapolis 500, Guthrie's impact on the growth of female sports is certainly a legacy worth remembering. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Guthrie paved the way, still hoping more will follow

By Paul Newberry May. 07, 2021 03:03 PM EDT

Rachel Blackmore poses with The Ruby Walsh Trophy for top jockey during day four of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham, England, Friday March 19, 2021. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)
Blackmore bids to be 1st female jockey to win Grand National

By Steve Douglas Apr. 09, 2021 07:07 AM EDT

This undated photo provided by Kameron Jones shows Kameron Jones at an American Track League athletics event in Fayetteville, Ark. Kameron Jones' lasting mark on the Clemson track program may not have anything to do with the times he turns in or the medals he brings home. Jones has a gold-medal mindset when it comes to saving the men’s track and field program — along with cross country — from being cut by the school for budgetary reasons. (Kameron Jones via AP)
Olympic gold: Clemson men's track tries to save its program

By Pat Graham Apr. 07, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Together for Peru transgender congressional candidate Gahela Cari, campaigns in the Casachacra shanty town on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Like virtually all political candidates, Cari has had to face off attacks over her proposals during her campaign for a seat in Peru's congress, but unlike the rest, she has also had to fend off transphobic harassment. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Discrimination part of everyday life for Peru's trans people

By Regina Garcia Cano Apr. 06, 2021 09:35 AM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, and Mercer head coach Susie Gardner greet each other after their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 21, 2021. South Carolina won 79-53. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Staley ready for day hoops the sole focus of women's tourney

Mar. 27, 2021 06:22 PM EDT

NCAA President Mark Emmert watches the first half of a college basketball game between North Carolina State and South Florida in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Interview: Emmert says poor communication led to inequity

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 26, 2021 07:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2020 file photo, a couple greets the sun as they stand on a jetty while the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, in Bal Harbour, Fla. Even when they firmly believe in gender equality, many opposite-sex couples struggle to remain truly equal in their partnership, especially once children are in the picture. While couples may have the best of intentions, implicit bias can make them repeat patterns that don’t serve their relationship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Millennial Money: Bust gender bias and balance work at home

Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet Mar. 23, 2021 06:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 7, 2018 file photo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in New York. The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, calling the results a “horrifying picture” that requires action by government and communities alike. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, called violence against women "the most widespread and persistent human rights violation that is not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
UN Women: COVID-19 is `most discriminatory crisis' for women

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 15, 2021 08:06 PM EDT

Boise State esports coach Doc Haskell, right, watches scholarship graduate student Artie "N3rdybird" Rainn compete in a match in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity esports are overwhelmingly committing opportunities and scholarships to male players, according to data collected by The Associated Press. Boise State was among the more equal schools in the AP's survey, with 16 male players, five female players and three who identified as nonbinary.(AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)
AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

By Jake Seiner Mar. 12, 2021 11:54 AM EST

Monika Ruegsegger-Hurschler, National Councillor SVP, gives an interview at the meeting place of the supporters of the initiative to ban face coverings, in Bern on Sunday March 7, 2021. Swiss voters appeared on course Sunday to narrowly approve a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)
UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings

By Jamey Keaten Mar. 09, 2021 09:18 AM EST

Gender Policy Council co-chair Jennifer Klein speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct

By Collin Binkley And Aamer Madhani Mar. 08, 2021 03:31 PM EST

A health worker at San Jeronimo nursing home, wearing mask protection, holds hands with two elderly women while while taking part during International Women's Day in Estella, around 38 kms (23 miles) from Pamplona northern Spain, Monday, March 8, 2021. Many small-sized events are taking place across Spain creatively organized to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus contagion. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Defying pandemic, feminists in Spain decry far-right attacks

By Aritz Parra And Bernat Armangue Mar. 08, 2021 07:23 AM EST

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined a videoconference with EU leaders on Friday, to focus on ways to boost cooperation and avoid doubling up on security issues between the military alliance and the 27-nation bloc. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP)
EU wants employers to report pay levels to fix gender gap

By Raf Casert Mar. 04, 2021 07:28 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jan. 29, 2021 01:48 PM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Republican fear of...