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Pakistan’s president is facing a backlash for his comments on sexual violence against women.
Algorithms help lots of people discover new music.
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Music recommendation algorithms are more likely to suggest music by male than female artists.
Members of Ghana’s parliament during a break from electing a new leader of parliament. Only 14% of parliamentarians are women.
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Women MPs point to a toxic environment in which a politics of insults, ridicule and rumour work against having more women in political offices.
One of the problems Indonesian academics face during the pandemic is keeping up with teaching responsibilities while making sure their children keep learning.
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While having to carry the added burdens and responsibilities of working from home, Indonesian female academics are also sidelined by policies in universities.
Women who work outside the home in Papua New Guinea often continue shouldering the same domestic and child care responsibilities as before.
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A new study explores how feelings of relative poverty can negatively affect gender dynamics among households.
Vulnerable Canadians, particularly those who are older LGBTQ+, face challenges finding safe and adequate housing.
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Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing.
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Dutch parents worked more and had less leisure time – particularly if they were women.
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On average, mothers did two hours of childcare for every one hour done by fathers during lockdown. Will that change once children are all back in school?
Who gets a seat at the table?
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Recognizing the influence of evolution on behavior and gender norms suggests ways to reduce gender inequality in leadership in the real world.
A Black Lives Matter protester in Senegal.
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A leading sociologist explains how different dimensions of humanity produce different kinds of inequality - and what that does to the least equal in society.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the country’s Parliament on June 8, 2020. New Zealand reported no active Covid-19 cases after the country’s final patient was given the all clear and released from isolation, health authorities said on June 8.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has hit women hard, in particular amplifying gender gaps. Yet women have also proved that their contributions – on the front lines and leadership positions – are invaluable.
Unlike other countries, South Africa’s informal sector provides no cushion to workers in time of crisis.
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It will take a long time for the full economic impact of COVID-19 to be known, but a careful scrutiny of labour market outcomes over the next couple of months will shed some light.
Everyone needs to be fired up with a rage aligned with the feminine principle of care rather than the masculine principle of control.
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How two massive opposing forces - the shift towards a sustainable world and the force that thrives on inequality - are unfolding at a global level.
Protesters march against gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
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Underlying direct or personal violence is structural violence that is entrenched in unequal power relations in society.
Michelle Williams arrives at the world premiere of ‘All the Money in the World.’
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A new analysis of over 400 actors shows that gender discrimination plays a major role in Hollywood salaries.
A woman of the Pa'O tribe waits for a boat at Nang Pan market by Inle Lake, eastern Shan State of Myanmar.
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Climate change will affect everyone, but women will overwhelmingly bear the greatest burden.
There are still fewer women coaches in all levels of UK football.
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We interviewed 12 female head coaches working in all levels of English football. Gender discrimination and sexism were only two of the reasons women don’t reach top spots.
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What about the dads?
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Detailed analysis of 1,300 movies finds that women actors earn an average of US$1.1m or 25% less than their male colleagues.
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Male and female artists have different perspectives to offer - and no less so within the photography world.