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Adopting healthy behaviors and thought patterns around food and nutrition takes time and intentional effort. But it will lead to more lasting change and positive outcomes than quick-fix dieting will.
Host Vinita Srivastava explores why racist, homophobic and sexist attitudes are increasingly showing up in school-age boys – and what we can do about it.
Understanding how deepfakes can be used as a tool for misogyny is an important first step in considering the harms they will likely cause, including through school cyberbullying.
Of the 1.5 million children in English schools identified for SEN services, only one in three – 0.5 million – were girls.
Built in 1821 to house and provide productive employment for the New South Wales colony’s growing population of female convicts, the Parramatta Female Factory was also the site of countless horrors.
People might go to the movies to escape reality. Yet Barbie and Ariel choose to live in the world their audiences inhabit − and, in doing so, decide to die.
Lots of young teens and first-time tampon users are intimidated by tampons. But they’re easy once you get the hang of it.
The voices and actions of women who were enslaved reveal how oppression works and what made a difference to those exposed to it
Breaking the cycle of eldest daughter syndrome: tips for families.
In Kenya, the prevalence of female genital mutilation has dropped by 24.2 percentage points where an alternative rite of passage is being tried.
Girls are leading activist movements across the world, but don’t see themselves as political.
Sexual violence against women and girls in Nigeria’s northeastern region persists because of the Nigerian government’s lax response to cases of sexual offences.
Hijab controversy in Nigeria’s public schools has further exposed how religion has polarised Africa’s most populous nation.
Nigeria must prioritise investment in education, health and infrastructure to harness the opportunities of its huge population.
In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
Gender differences were more significant in lower-income families.
Statistics show that about 41% of women in Kenya have reported physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners in their lifetime.
Policies are needed to prevent child marriage and protect women who marry as children from abusive relationships.
A better understanding of ADHD in girls will enable earlier recognition, diagnosis and, importantly, treatment for girls, than currently exists.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Scholar and Associate Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Professor in Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Maine at Augusta
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Lecturer in Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor (School of Modern Languages and Cultures), University of Warwick
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Research Associate, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Senior lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
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Head of Education and Human Resources Programs at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Trustee, California Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
