Gender and Gender Issues

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday to end a requirement for state and local government boards and commissions to have an equal number of men and women.

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives voted Monday to repeal a law that requires state and local boards and commissions to have an equal—or nearly equal—number of men and women, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for her signature.

The weight room was once considered men's domain, but more and more women are lifting weights and reaping physical and mental benefits, including an improved relationship with their own bodies.

Expert readers discuss Alice Walker's The Color Purple for the Talk of Iowa book club.

A campaign is underway to pressure the Johnson County attorney to drop charges against protesters arrested for obstructing an Iowa City intersection in October 2023.

Officials at the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are alleged to have lied to their own agents in pushing forward an investigation into online gambling by University of Iowa and Iowa State University student athletes.

Looking back at 100 years of the Equal Rights Amendment and looking ahead to what's next

Iowa lawmakers are expected to consider repealing a law that requires state boards and commissions to have an equal number of men and women during the upcoming legislative session.

An Iowa State political expert co-published a book this year, Walking the Gendered Tightrope: Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi as Legislative Leaders, which analyzes gendered expectations in high offices.

Iowa schools are getting more details on how to carry out a law that bans books with sexual content and instruction related to LGBTQ topics.