The recently shuttered immigrant detention facility continued a long tradition of using alligators in ways that have reinforced demeaning racial stereotypes.
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Research has consistently shown girls are just as capable of succeeding in maths as boys.
Australian primary school principals have called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys need more ‘male role models’.
Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.
We have always doubted patients who say they are in pain. Now we have a machine to do it for us.
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
Many claims to Cherokee identity are unsubstantiated, and this actively harms Indigenous sovereignty, distorts understandings of Indigeneity and enables appropriation of Indigenous rights and resources.
A fresh look at tourism in Spain revisits the “Spain is Different” slogan, revealing a longer, more complex and contested history than the 1960s boom suggests.
Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.
Despite its original association with purity, it has become somewhat of a trope to put the humble milk glass in the hands of the ‘bad guy’.
A recent survey suggests that young women in France, who are held back by gender stereotypes, may also be eschewing scientific fields because they prioritise subject passion more often than men.
STEM jobs – ranging from software engineer to physicist, to plumber – tend to be well paid. And women tend to be underrepresented in these fields. New research suggests one reason starts in kids’ homes.
Popular memes debating Harris’ racial authenticity say less about the US’s first Black and Indian vice president and more about Americans’ complex cultural conversations.
Many adults with hearing loss hide their hearing difficulties due to stigma. But there are some simple ways we can all support family and friends with hearing loss this Christmas.
Using examples from film and literature, Louks’s study explored how smell is used to discriminate against certain groups
When USA Today columnist Christine Brennan questioned a Black player over her striking Caitlin Clark during a game, it was anything but benign.
African immigrant students sometimes experience negative stereotyping, marginalization and low expectations from teachers. But emerging research shows they are being mischaracterized.
It happens in journalism and it happens in the arts. But in Congress – where just 2% of representatives held blue-collar or service-industry jobs before entering politics – it’s rampant.
Why are Republicans talking about Kamala Harris’ laugh? It’s the latest stage in a long history of marginalizing Black women.
Making physics more engaging means meeting students where they are, highlighting the ways in which it plays a role in their communities.
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