Gender

Illinois becomes 12th state, 1st in Midwest, to allow self-attestation

Beginning in January , single-occupancy public restrooms in Illinois must be gender-neutral. Signage should identify these places as "restrooms" and not...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services will soon allow gender confirmation surgery to be covered by Medicaid.That procedure, most often…

Democrats are once again pressing Illinois’ Republican governor on the issue of equal pay for women. Brian Mackey has more.

The transition from youth to adolescence can be anxiety-inducing, navigating the physical changes and social pressures to fit in.

It takes women more than 15 months to earn what men earn in 12 - but pay inequality is not the only discrepancy Illinois women face in the…

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Alice Dreger about her upcoming lecture, "Who Should Count As A Woman On The Playing Field?"Dreger is the SIU Law…

National politics and the recent surge of sexual harassment allegations have resulted in calls to increase the number of female candidates in the 2018...

The Illinois House dealt a series of rebukes to Governor Bruce Rauner Wednesday. Republicans joined Democrats to override nearly a dozen of the governor’s…

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision says it has resolved two lawsuits against a group of affiliated coal mining companies accused of hiring…