Evidence shows that otherwise high-performing female students under-perform compared to their male peers on certain questions in physics. We don’t know why.
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Cities aren’t just a male creation, but women’s contributions have been sidelined. There are ways we can rediscover and restore these women to their rightful place in the stories of our cities.
The latest UK baby name data is in. But a name is more than just a noun, it can reveal who you are and where you come from.
To get them back, Economics 101 courses need to address real problems.
We have far more to worry about from outdated science that embodies dubious prejudices than we do from deep learning networks.
Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
The abolition of ‘instant divorce’ practice in India highlights how Muslim women are successfully and progressively changing gender rights.
A certain amount of cognitive decline with age is inevitable, but there are ways to radically slow this decline.
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
A stable environment that teaches men to be men and women to be women could be helping to enforce gender across generations.
In the first study of the relationship between gender and national identity, the authors wonder if the answer might explain why the country still hasn’t had a female vice president or president.
Inequality of opportunities accounts for roughly 8% of income inequality in Australia.
His anti-PC ‘manifesto’ might be filled with nonsense, but that doesn’t mean James Damore’s thoughts have no value, or that he should have been fired.
The sex industry doesn’t need your admiration, but nor does it deserve your condemnation.
The continuing decline in the numbers of male primary school teachers suggests more attention needs to be placed on retaining those already in the profession.
The effect of gender quotas on an organisation’s performance depends on employee’s attitude towards quotas, which in turn depends on the labour market environment.
Girls in primary school are just as physically capable as their male classmates, our research shows.
The weakening of collective rights and employment protections has harmed the relative position of women in ways that have offset gains through changing values and individual rights.
The focus should be on supporting women to negotiate fairer pay.
Conflict and poverty further deepen the impacts of climate change, resulting widening income inequality between women and men.
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
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