A landmark study shows chronic stress from racism can lead to loss of brain function in African American women.
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There is a trend in policy advocacy that pushes back progress and limits women’s freedom of choice.
Two researchers viewed all the television series featuring a woman presidential figure, and a remarkably consistent pattern emerged: ambitious fictional female politicians ended up being bad leaders.
The rate of domestic violence cases has increased in Indonesia due to the pandemic.
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
The value of women to political tickets in Ghana is being recognised as more women are contesting elections at various levels.
While some women may be actively involved in choosing their marital name, taking the man’s name remains the norm.
A scholar explains why the players are having so much trouble with their equal pay claim.
Caught between the educational care of children and a considerable amount of full-time work to be done, women managers continue to shoulder a large part of the domestic and parental burden.
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit women hard, in particular amplifying gender gaps. Yet women have also proved that their contributions – on the front lines and leadership positions – are invaluable.
Young men make up the majority of black people killed by police in the US. That’s fed a perception that black women are somehow shielded from the threat of police violence. They aren’t.
Generic names can take on a linguistic life of their own, becoming powerful forms of social commentary.
After firms add more women to their board, dangerous medical products are recalled more quickly.
Women have been disproportionately disadvantaged in this pandemic – and the only way to fix that is to bring more more women, especially Coalition women, into parliament.
Women have reported increased drinking at higher levels than men during the coronavirus pandemic. This is likely because their mental health is suffering.
Some Boko Haram victims suffer double jeopardy when they return home to their kith and kin.
The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
Women are underrepresented in technology fields, but especially so in cybersecurity. It’s not just a matter of fairness. Women are better than men at key aspects of keeping the internet safe.
Female leaders have shone in the response to the coronavirus pandemic but is there more to it than simply having women in charge?
At a time when surrealists were objectifying women’s bodies, American artist Dorothea Tanning was looking deeper at the transformative potential of female experience and the unconscious.
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