Even though he wasn’t a woman, Bal Gandharva’s vision of the ‘traditional wife’ was given supremacy over every other form of womanhood.
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You’ve heard of the glass ceiling. New research has identified another barrier: the glass wall, which punishes women for the kind of lateral career moves that boost men’s prospects.
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.
At times of economic anxiety, ‘traditional’ gender roles often resurge – part of the appeal for men looking for brides abroad.
The country’s defence industry needs approximately 400,000 more workers than it currently employs.
Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
Many male leaders say they value gender equity. But their ideas about how to achieve it don’t always line up with women’s.
There is no single way of becoming an adult in the world.
See how your industry compares to others.
Although women have long been stereotyped as being “too emotional” for leadership roles, new research suggests it’s actually men who are more likely to let emotions drive their behaviour.
Global economic and political uncertainty, nostalgia and the ongoing shaming of assertive women is fuelling a rise of the ‘tradwife’ movement.
Many Australians are involved in Buy Nothing groups that allow locals to ask for and give away unwanted stuff for free. They bring circular economy principles to life, but depend heavily on women.
The ‘trad wives’ of social media, like Christian fiction writers, rely on a romanticized image of white, westernized femininity.
Starting a business or being self-employed is touted as a way for women to attain better work-life balance. But new research suggests this is not always a realistic goal.
The disproportionate impact on men during the Bangladesh protests highlights how gender roles and socio-economic disparities push men into the frontline of civil unrest.
Kamala Harris has been subjected to sexist insults and questions about her electability as a woman running for president. But what is the “woman problem” in US politics?
Cell-free DNA prenatal screening, sometimes called ‘the gender test,’ cannot determine gender because gender is more than just genes and genitals.
Backed by an overwhelming majority, Claudia Sheinbaum has a unique opportunity to advance gender equality in Mexico.
Acknowledging that factors like the built environment, social and health systems, and outdated policies are the problems — rather than people — is a step towards healthier and safer workplaces.
Director Justine Triet channels a forensic evisceration of the patriarchy against the backdrop of the French legal system.
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