Many online communities have developed toxic social norms, including sexist tendencies, that they will need to address as more members join in.
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Prejudice and stereotypes are part of why social inequality persists. Social scientists use tests to measure the implicit biases people harbor and see how much they relate to actions.
The low share of women revealed in this data is problematic for two reasons: a lack of diversity, and what it shows about women’s participation in the social network of informal collaboration.
Women’s voices have been seen as unwanted or untruthful, but the snowballing sexual assault revelations from the #MeToo campaign show that women must find their voices.
In the wake of the #MeToo campaign we need to build cultures that do not tolerate any level of harassment at work.
Human resources professionals should be trained at school and encouraged on the job to take employee complaints seriously. But that’s not how the profession works now.
Public-facing feminism can often be a superficial distraction from systemic sexism.
The movie business has co-opted many into it’s own dark narrative.
Women change working cultures – and as the Harvey Weinstein allegations show, Hollywood is badly in need of it.
How pervasive is sexual harassment, and how can it be stopped?
Old habits die hard.
Women in science receive less funding than men and apply for smaller grants. This inequality needs to be addressed now.
With the recent death of Hugh Hefner, come questions about his impact on sexual culture: Did his empire broaden the sexual landscape or did it usher in a pitiful era of objectification of women?
The Canary has been accused of spreading “fake news” about the BBC’s political editor. We asked two media experts to examine the issue.
Schools and universities have a responsibility to protect students from hate speech while also exposing them to views that disrupt their ways of thinking and ideas of the world.
Leia’s little-known academic standing can help challenge patriarchal notions about gender roles.
The abolition of ‘instant divorce’ practice in India highlights how Muslim women are successfully and progressively changing gender rights.
Two plays about the way men and women talk about each other with their own are both illuminating and disappointing
The twilight of Jacob Zuma’s ruinous presidency coincides with growing revulsion at his misrule of South Africa. But, it’s important that his erstwhile supporters acknowledge their complicity.
A pattern of male leadership and female passivity in heterosexual romance is woven into the formula on the popular TV show The Bachelor.
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