We often hear that “gender is socially constructed.” What does that mean? Is it true? The popular idea that gender is socially constructed might be summed up as follows: There is a difference between ...

Lawrence H. Summers is a smart man. An economist by training, he earned a bachelor’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a doctoral degree from Harvard, and taught at both — becoming ...

According to research, socially constructed differences in roles and responsibilities, status, and power between men and women contribute to differences in mental health, health-seeking behavior of ...