Steve Biko married reason with proselytising in ways that made him an excellent organiser. He understood the importance of organising and the need for faith in action.
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The South Korean government’s embrace of gendered citizenship has fueled the virulent gender war between men and women, with digital sex crimes used as ammunition.
Female leaders tend to open people’s perceptions of what is possible for other women in politics – but the job is also still fraught with double standards and unique risks.
Superior optimism is often given as the reason why men earn more than women.
Mandatory sex testing at the Olympics might have stopped in the 1990s, but the policing of high performance female athletes’ bodies is still ongoing.
Despite hopes it might be otherwise, the new round of the gender wars has become as rugged and nasty as their cousins, the culture and history wars.
Cricket Australia is providing opportunities for people who, while ‘different’, can fit in and feel welcomed.
This is transcript of part four of the India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, on women and gender politics in India.
A masculinities scholar weighs-in on the the reverberations of the recent Supreme Court hearings and what he calls a disturbing message of “boys will be boys.” Men need to stop validating this lesson.
The measure of women’s political advancement isn’t the number of female leaders, but the changes they make to everyday women’s lives.
Instead of ignoring his accusers, South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa entertained them, tried to silence them through court, and then revealed a long-past affair of little interest.
The IDF wants to encourage more women to enlist, but it also wants to encourage Orthodox men, who avoid contact with the opposite sex. How will it manage the conflict?
Even though three women have recently been appointed to powerful positions in Japanese politics, gender parity in the country is a long way off.
Many research universities have adopted ‘family-friendly’ tenure rules to help women balance family and career. However, men, not women, seem to benefit from having the extra time.
When a woman takes power and dares to raise her voice, the response is all too telling.
Women students have not been afraid to embrace the label of feminist, leading a wave of university protests in South Africa during 2015 and 2016.
Eight years to the day after she conceded defeat to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton cemented her triumph over Bernie Sanders.
Hillary Clinton epitomises women’s shifting place in the American polity – and her struggles to win over younger women reflect that.
Men and women may be charged differently for the same product, but the problems come when you don’t have the choice.
South Africa’s violence against women ranks as one of the worst in the world. As much as 40-50% of women in the country have suffered intimate partner violence.
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Professor Emeritus, Brunel University of London
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago
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Associate Professor in Social Psychology, Murdoch University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Research assistant, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Teaching Fellow in the Comparative Politics of the Middle East, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
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Lecturer in Sport and Education, University of Bath
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adjunct Professor, Macquarie 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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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Gender and Politics, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, School of Education, University of Calgary