A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
Articles on gender rights
Displaying 1 - 20 of 23 articles
The new laws often shield the wealthy and punish the powerless, especially adolescent couples in relationships.
FGM/C remains prevalent across Southeast Asia. The region should look to the African Union’s playbook on regional cooperation.
The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
As Australia grapples with a violence against women crisis, major sporting codes are tinkering around the edges of the problem, and plenty more can be done.
Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso is far from an isolated incident – new research shows gender-based violence is still highly prevalent in sport.
Lounge creator and artist Kirsha Kaechle said the lounge was being ‘experienced’ by men exactly as intended – by excluding them.
In the wake of transphobic protests, the ‘rights’ of parents are being falsely positioned in opposition to the rights of transgender and non-binary children rather than focusing on supporting families.
A backlash against progress in gender and sexual rights is common.
Putin has been consumed with presenting a hyper-macho image throughout his presidency. And in recent years, he’s ramped up sexist and LGBTQ-phobic rhetoric.
Mandatory sex testing at the Olympics might have stopped in the 1990s, but the policing of high performance female athletes’ bodies is still ongoing.
Sharia is often portrayed as being brutal and barbaric. However, in many parts of the world, women are using Sharia to stop oppressive practices.
As women around the world call out sexual misconduct, the role of men in rooting out misogyny needs to be considered
A little-known researcher’s theory on the experience of queer people continues to reverberate to today.
The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
Women quitting their jobs after having a family is an everyday story in Indonesia.
It is the interests of both conservative and liberal parties to eliminate sexual violence.
The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
The anti-sexual violence bill protects and supports victims of sexual violence.
The map will help uncover real experiences of gender inequality in public places, from sports facilities to public transport, community services and infrastructure, to simply walking down the street.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
-
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
-
PhD Candidate at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
-
Lecturer in Family Violence, Public Law and Human Rights, La Trobe University
-
Associate Professor, Educational Technology, Université Laval
-
Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
-
Associate Professor in Chinese and Asian Studies, UNSW
-
Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia
-
Visiting Scholar, School of Business, CBR, UNSW
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
-
Professor of Political Science and Women's/Gender Studies, Brooklyn College
-
PhD candidate, School of Population & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
-
Editor of the feminist academic blog BroadAgenda at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at University of Canberra., University of Canberra
-
Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
-
Professor in Inclusive Education, Hague University of Applied Sciences