The centrality of religion as a governing principle is cause for concern given the reversals of women’s rights seen globally.
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Over the last century, progress for trans people has been met with political and cultural backlash at every step.
These two new romances starring bold, culturally connected heroines from Redfern and Western Sydney break the genre mould – but remain faithful to what readers love about romance.
The Chrisland Schools incident shows how the media allows males to get away with actions that females cannot.
Female statistics students had higher final exam grades than their male peers, even though they had less confidence in their statistics abilities at the start of the semester.
Research shows differences in how people set savings goals that could contribute to a wealth gap between men and women in the UK.
Study after study has shown that men tend to be more willing to put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Why some men rise to the occasion – and others don’t – has been a bit trickier to pin down.
My research shows how urban design can make it harder for women in some countries to make sustainable choices.
Sensationalism is ingrained in any conversation about abortion because the issue has long stood in for the country’s deepest fears.
Research shows gender diverse organisations perform better, but this will require businesses to fix gender balance initiatives
Without women in strategic positions, renewable energy projects are at risk of being inappropriate, or even failing.
The idea of a ‘witch’ was usually female in Western Europe, but not so in Orthodox Russia – partly because of the period’s rigid social hierarchies.
Accused men were protected by the SBC while the women who dared to speak up were called sluts, adulteresses, Jezebels and even agents of Satan. A scholar of evangelicalism writes about this culture.
Over the course of a career and retirement, gender pay gaps lead to a difference of roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors relative to their male counterparts.
Your background and life experiences seep into the mind’s eye, quietly shaping whether you believe your dreams can come true.
Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out big tech. Is there a connection between their gender and their role as whistleblowers?
Only by requiring state agencies to budget and plan for gender equity can genuine well-being be achieved for New Zealand’s women.
Data privacy is an abstract issue for most people, even though virtually everyone is at risk. Now that abortion may become illegal in some states, digital surveillance could take an even darker turn.
Women don’t want to ‘intimidate’ a man through their photos – but this is just one way they are hiding their true selves.
An analysis of international relations syllabi shows race and gender studies are barely mentioned.
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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