Australian primary school principals have called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys need more ‘male role models’.
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The female animals that go it alone.
Misinformation and a shifting legal landscape have left many families with trans children uncertain about what care doctors can still provide.
Being a boy who expresses themselves can be a risky enterprise.
Performance-driven school environments shape young people’s wellbeing.
All-women groups, whether in sports, music or business, are consistently underpaid compared to men. They’re seen as more threatening to the status quo.
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align with sex assigned at birth. That could leave vulnerable groups at risk.
The ‘Bachelorette’ controversy exposes a gendered double standard, revealing how patriarchal norms shape who’s punished and who’s protected after violence.
Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism.
By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level playing field’ actually means in sport.
Genetic testing is now required to participate in women’s events in the Olympics. But the new policy oversimplifies biological sex and risks discrimination against some female athletes.
There are two ways to understand sexual harassment in the workplace, but one of them is more scientific than the other.
Children learn what it means to be a woman or a man early on. How they respond to threats to how well they conform to gender stereotypes changes with age.
Assuming that sex is the key factor defining physical ability may undersell what many athletes are capable of.
When a child has a disability, especially an intellectual one, a father’s involvement often shifts in complex ways.
Relationships with real people can involve rejection, awkwardness, time and emotional labor. But in the ‘goonverse,’ desire is predictable, endlessly available and never says no.
Supporting women in Ghana’s informal economy would strengthen local markets, reduce economic precarity and ensure more inclusive economic growth.
Men and women who took part in an interfaith programme experienced a remarkably lower incidence of violence, even years later.
With legend Andre Galvao accused of sexual misconduct, gyms and athletes have been forced to confront a culture of silence, hierarchy and gender blindness in the sport.
With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.
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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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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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