Sex, Gender & Sexuality

Sociologists of sex, gender, and sexuality explore changing gender relations, sexual practices, inequalities, and identities across national boundaries.

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the growing disparity between young men and women on gender roles

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the growing disparity between young men and women on gender roles

In The Economist, Prof. Yue Qian comments on the growing disparity between young men and women on gender roles based on a study examining survey data for 35,000 Chinese people.

“Online dating opens up a world of diverse partners for us.” Prof. Yue Qian publishes new paper on online dating and assortative mating

“Online dating opens up a world of diverse partners for us.” Prof. Yue Qian publishes new paper on online dating and assortative mating

Prof. Yue Qian spoke with UBC News about her new paper examining how online dating affects how Canadians select their partners in terms of education, race, nativity and age.

Prof. Yue Qian talks gender, family, quantitative research & intersectionality in a feature for the Gender+ in Research Collective

Prof. Yue Qian talks gender, family, quantitative research & intersectionality in a feature for the Gender+ in Research Collective

This feature is the first in the Gender+ Scholar Spotlight Series, which aims to feature UBC faculty working with an intersectional and gendered lens in a variety of ways.

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PhD student Alyy Patel writes about the conflicting demands queer South Asian women experience from both ethnic and LGBTQ communities in The Ubyssey

PhD student Alyy Patel writes about the conflicting demands queer South Asian women experience from both ethnic and LGBTQ communities in The Ubyssey

Working from Prof. Amin Ghaziani’s class in advanced qualitative data analysis and professional writing, PhD student Alyy Patel authored an op-ed about the conflicting demands experienced by queer South Asian women from ethnic and LGBTQ communities

PhD candidate Mary Jessome’s latest article explores gendered differences in understandings and experiences of intimacy

PhD candidate Mary Jessome’s latest article explores gendered differences in understandings and experiences of intimacy

How can we understand the relationship between physical and emotional intimacy and chronic pain? PhD candidate Mary Jessome’s explores this question by theorizing gendered differences in understandings and experiences of intimacy in the context of dating.

Learn more about the work of Prof. Yue Qian

Learn more about the work of Prof. Yue Qian

Prof. Yue Qian spoke to UBC Today about her research exploring the effect of the pandemic on gender progress.

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on the BC government’s first salary transparency report in The Tyee

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on the BC government’s first salary transparency report in The Tyee

“Who is getting access to the jobs that pay more, versus the jobs that pay less?” Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on the BC government’s gender wage gap in The Tyee.

Op-Ed: Prof. Jennifer Berdahl on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace

Op-Ed: Prof. Jennifer Berdahl on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace

Sexual harassment continues to be a problem in Canadian workplaces, and organizations are not doing enough to address it, writes Prof. Berdahl.

Women continue to do the bulk of domestic labour, says Prof. Emeritus Neil Guppy in the Globe and Mail

Women continue to do the bulk of domestic labour, says Prof. Emeritus Neil Guppy in the Globe and Mail

Although men’s share of child care has gone up a bit, women continue to do the bulk of domestic labour, says Professor Emeritus Neil Guppy.