Category: Gender

The cost of the motherhood penalty

Posted on 07/15/202207/18/2022 by Irene Caselli

🚨 On 18 July, I am moderating a panel on why we should take children and carers into account when

Is a gender-neutral world science fiction?

Posted on 05/12/202205/27/2022 by Irene Caselli

I’ve just come back from a trip to Gethen – a cold place, with beautiful glaciers and a society of

The novel anxiety of driving with children in tow

Posted on 12/08/202102/10/2022 by Irene Caselli

The last time I drove was in the very early stages of my pregnancy. We were house-sitting in a stone

On umbilical cords and feeling at home

Posted on 03/15/202105/27/2022 by Irene Caselli

Before delving into this week’s topic, some good news: I got a Facebook scholarship to participate in the Journalism Creators Program

If the sex you’re born with affects how you’re treated, I don’t stand by it

Posted on 10/06/202002/07/2023 by Irene Caselli

I’ve just come back from a trip to Gethen – a cold place, with beautiful glaciers and a society of people

I was writing about male and female brains, but I decided to kill my story. This is why

Posted on 03/03/202005/27/2022 by Irene Caselli

In early January, I published a piece about raising a son while trying to avoid gender stereotypes. The piece stirred up much

Let’s talk about sex, baby (and gender, too)

Posted on 01/07/202003/31/2022 by Irene Caselli

Part of what we do here at The Correspondent is explain our learning curve as writers and bring our readers

From boys to feminists: raising a child in a gender-free environment

Posted on 01/02/202003/31/2022 by Irene Caselli

Wanting to raise a feminist son has forced me to confront some of my own uncomfortable biases. But a world without gender benefits boys just as much as girls.

What’s in a name?

Posted on 10/29/201906/14/2021 by Irene Caselli

“Is this a girl?” An elderly lady, seeing my baby, asked my husband and me this question as we were

Fathering

Posted on 10/22/201902/10/2023 by Irene Caselli

This weekend I met up with my parents and it surprised me that they both congratulated Nacho, my husband, for