From video games developed where players can "play" at raping women, to advertisements that sexualise women's bodies, men’s entitlement to women is just a given.
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Could mothers be responsible for the gender gap? Or are other factors at play?
A country's tax policies say a lot about what it values – and some of America's tend to promote inequality.
As the number of women in politics increase, more women's voices will be heard: the example of co-mayorship in Turkey is a first step.
In the past few decades, there's been more critique of global knowledge inequalities and the global North's dominance.
Research suggests that men who are exposed to cultural images of traditional masculinity have a greater vulnerability to sexual dysfunction than those who aren't.
And it needs to wholeheartedly attack the foundations of western philosophy.
What's often missing from domestic violence responses are investments and strategies to stop men perpetrating violence in the first place.
President Trump says that the white working class is being pushed out of the job market. But that doesn't seem to be true for the best-paying blue-collar jobs.
A combination of a deep-rooted patriarchal culture, conservative religious values and gender-insensitive law enforcement practices still deters Indonesian women from reporting rape.
Progress on gender equity is harder to achieve, in part because of a belief on the part of some men that women have come too far too soon.
Fewer girls study economics today than 25 years ago, perhaps because they have become aware of the barriers to progress.
A confession: I can count on a single hand the number of women I have invited to collaborate with me on publications and grants.
Gender lens analysis identifies risks and opportunities early. It is catching on.
Women have made life-changing research discoveries in the life sciences. Their achievements need to be recognized in order to increase future discoveries by women scientists.
While a lot of our focus is placed on getting women back to work, new research shows perhaps the answer to boosting our workforce is a little closer to home.
English is a language made by men, for men and it reinforces inequality.
With changing student demographics, STEM programs need to provide different supports to accommodate the needs of women returning to education after a break.
Women used to be largely ignored by counter-radicalisation strategies. Why that changed.
A study or more than 500,000 surveys shows university students demonstrate bias against women teachers, and particularly women from non-English speaking backgrounds.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Sexuality and Gender Educator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, Design Anthropology, Swinburne University of Technology
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