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Simple either/or ways of seeing women overlook the power dynamics and structural factors that give rise to the stereotypes.
In Botswana women represent 54% of eligible voters, but about 10% of candidates. Political parties could change that.
China’s women take a stand as their basic needs are disregarded.
To make entrepreneurship more gender-inclusive, it’s important to confront the underlying biases that create barriers for women.
Targeted policies are vital to amplify women’s voices in social forestry, ensuring fair decisions and equitable benefits.
Allyship is most needed in male-dominated environments, where gender equity efforts are often met with the greatest resistance.
Caring economies are those in which money and markets serve rather than undermine the wellbeing of people and planet.
Ghana’s history with implementing laws threatens the success of the affirmative action law.
The largest South African survey of its kind has found that women in live music are often excluded from decision-making, receive unequal pay and face a range of aggressions.
Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores – bad news for their mental health.
Historically, women have been less likely to be the subject of obituaries. Their obituaries tend to be shorter, with biased words and images.
Some countries closer to achieving gender equality still have high rates of domestic violence, but look a bit closer and you’ll see the full story.
Backed by an overwhelming majority, Claudia Sheinbaum has a unique opportunity to advance gender equality in Mexico.
Women and gender-diverse people bear the brunt of climate change’s negative affects. If Australia wants to be taken seriously on climate action, this needs addressing.
With women still underrepresented in leadership globally, why aren’t organizations and investors doing more to realize the benefits that diversity brings? Perhaps it’s the C-suite that needs changing.
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
The Fair Work Commission has been given new tools. Among them is the power to eliminate gender-based undervaluation of work in entire awards and groups of awards.
Data show young Australian women are less politically engaged than men. Given the negative experiences of female politicians, that’s hardly surprising. But there’s a glimmer of hope.
For Canada’s new Women Entrepreneurship Strategy to be effective, we must gain a deeper understanding of sexism in startup spaces.
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RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations and Full Professor, Concordia University
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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DSTI/NRF Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Professor of European Politics and Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Finance, University of Canberra
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York