A trend towards including more diverse characters has changed children’s television, but there’s still work to be done, especially when it comes to gender and representation.
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Female sexuality and sex on screen have come a long way since the four friends were looking for love in the Big Apple.
Three women of color with Ph.D.s weigh in on their experience being in the academic field.
The late Hollywood star celebrated being young, Black and gifted, both on screen and off.
Books can help children develop a sense of identity. But when characters of color are portrayed negatively, that can send a wrong message to kids.
The sameness of ‘weird’ university leaderships creates well-documented risks for the sector and adds to the challenges of ensuring higher education meets future needs.
New research on Wisconsin’s changing demographics suggests that racial integration and political polarization were a combustible combination in Kenosha, where violence erupted in August.
Mishandling someone’s name can lead to social exclusion and unbalanced power dynamics. Putting in the work to get names right reflects a dedication to inclusivity and respect for other cultures.
Research shows action is needed to get more kids reading for pleasure – especially those from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds.
The story of child poverty in 1980s Glasgow speaks to current concerns across the UK.
What the largest study of diversity attitudes found from a survey of 11,000 adults in England and Wales in 2020.
How we teach languages has not evolved much from the traditional grammar-based mode of instruction, and this approach alone marginalizes students’ existing knowledge and communication abilities.
How will the rejection of a 2020 ballot initiative affect student demographics at California’s colleges and universities?
Half of Jacinda Ardern’s ten most senior ministers are now women, lifting NZ’s global gender ranking from 50th to 26th.
The people have spoken, and MMP has delivered the right result — even if it means Labour governs alone.
With Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, Trump has fulfilled his pledge to replace the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a woman. But female judges don’t all decide alike any more than male judges do.
Homogenous, male-only panels remain prevalent, despite growing numbers of women experts in multiple fields.
Racial, ethnic and class inequities regarding gifted and talented services are found in most school districts.
Amy Coney Barrett may be a woman, but Trump’s other judicial appointments are 85% white and 76% male – the least diverse group of federal judges since Ronald Reagan.
Colleges should let students of color choose their own roommates to make a more supportive environment, says a researcher who looked at student housing policies.
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Lenore Stern Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Tufts University
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Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Tutor in Publishing, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
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Professor of Psychology; Faculty Fellow Institute for Policy Research; Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Director Internationalisation., Rhodes University
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Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Guilford College
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Professor of Business Ethics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
