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Academics and PhD students from a number of Australian universities have reported sexualised bullying, unfair workloads, sexual harassment and in some cases even sexual assault, usually from their superiors and supervisors.
The way we talk about football reinforces the idea that the men’s sport is the norm, and women’s the exception.
Women now make up a sizeable share of football audiences, but unless decked out in short shorts and cropped jerseys, they are barely visible in the media.
Advising women to “stay safe” is problematic because it transfers the responsibility for men’s violence onto women, and distracts us from more difficult conversations.
Bringing more women into the trades requires challenging social stigmas and improving mentoring programs and workplace culture.
His recent death will lead to some old debates about his work returning – but are they still valid?
The big four accounting firms’ brands are grounded in their histories. But looking into their past reveals many stories of discrimination.
The word “terrorism” has not been used officially to describe the Toronto van attack. But if it’s shown the accused was inspired by misogyny, Canadian law allows for terror to be added to murder charges. Should it?
France’s answer to #MeToo was #BalanceTonPorc – “denounce your pig”. An analysis of the idioms linking to sex and pigs provides some insights into why the hashtag hit home.
From #SoyBoy to #MilkTwitter, there’s a sinister side to milk.
Although fewer black women were lynched in the US than men, their stories have been marginalized. Will a new memorial in Alabama help make their sacrifices known?
Women encounter many difficulties in cities that are products of male design and planning. We need to move past the practice of one group shaping our world on behalf of everyone else.
Anyone who thinks that Bond women can’t fight back have not been watching closely enough.
Academia is not immune to gender bias. One way to see this in action is to observe who asks questions during conferences – and men appear to ask more than women.
Rob Porter’s ex-wife Jennifer Willoughby wrote movingly about staying in what she described as an abusive relationship. Her experiences are echoed in studies of abused women across the country.
The gender pay gap at Canadian universities cannot be explained away as the holdover from discrimination of long ago. It’s high time universities valued male and female professors equally.
Changes to the official mandates guiding nonprofits and government agencies might be less significant than they appear.
Women with AIDS were excluded from the US definition of the syndrome until 1993. What’s changed?
Despite a range of laws and policy measures, many gender inequities seem firmly entrenched. One innovative policy measure that could make a difference is basic income.
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