Houston Matters
Book chronicles NASA’s pioneering women astronauts
Posted on · Space journalist and Houston native Loren Grush discusses her book, "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts."
Tag: gender
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3235: Verna Fields, “Mother Cutter”
Posted on · Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.
Town Square
Understanding Gender Identity
Posted on · Discussing what science tells us about gender and what we can discern about gender identities.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘MEN’ and the psychology of masculinity
Posted on · Houston Matters considers what Alex Garland's new horror film says about men.
Town Square
For those in the LGBTQIA+ community, gender pronouns can be an affirmation of life
Posted on · Experts in transgender legal aid and gender identities discuss the impact of language on mental health and the best ways we can respect gender and sexuality.
Houston Matters
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Men And Women Differently (Nov. 12, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: HISD votes on making Grenita Lathan its permanent superintendent, how COVID-19 is affecting men and women differently, Houstonians celebrate Diwali, and an exhibit about jazz funerals in New Orleans.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Houston Matters: Data Security In Health Care, And Understanding The Concept Of Microaggressions (July 13, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Cybersecurity in the health care industry, understanding the concept of microagressions, and an update on Houston sports.
Business
Houston Executive Boards Are Becoming More Female
Posted on · A growing number of executive board directors at Houston-based corporations are female, but Houston's companies are still lagging behind the nation's largest companies.
Houston Matters
How Should We Define Gender, Legally?
Posted on · The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender. We learn what it could mean for transgender people here in Greater Houston.
News
Full Show: Legally Defining Gender, and Cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu (Nov. 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new report says public defenders in Harris County's juvenile courts aren't getting assigned enough cases. The Trump administration is considering altering the legal definition of gender. Houston-raised cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu discusses her popular hockey-themed web comic, Check, Please! And local band The Wheel Workers performs.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Suspicious Packages, Trump’s Houston Rally, and Voter Turnout
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Arts & Culture
A Man In A Tutu? Performance Questions Gender Roles In Dance
Posted on · Choreographer Garrett Smith takes on traditional gender roles in dance with 'Imitations,' his piece at this year's Dance Salad Festival.
Health & Science
A Scientist’s Gender Can Skew Research Results
Posted on · If a female researcher asks a man if he's in pain, he's less likely to admit it. The effect of gender on study results has been known for years. But it's rarely disclosed or discussed
News
Do Men Have It Easier? Your Politics Might Determine How You Answer
Posted on · Democrats were more than twice as likely as Republicans to say that the country hasn't gone far enough in achieving gender equality, according to a new survey from Pew
Bauer Business Focus
Consulting Firm Aims For Gender Balance By 2025
Posted on · Accenture’s global workforce is already approaching 40 percent women.