Like the WNBA, the NBA went through fits and starts in its early years. Yet despite drawing similar crowds in the 1960s, NBA players earned far bigger paychecks than today’s WNBA stars receive.
Once women gain access to the highest political ranks, their numbers continue to grow, a new study shows. Their presence lays a ‘concrete floor’ of inclusion for future governments to build on.
When women make up 30% of boards that’s when it starts having an impact.
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Michael Gilding, Swinburne University of Technology; Dean Lusher, Swinburne University of Technology, and Helen Bird, Swinburne University of Technology
The only predictor of boards reaching 30% female directors is if it has a director who sits on another board that has already met the target.
Living in a country with more gender equality results in better sleep for both men and women.
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While women’s sleep is affected by children, men’s sleep is affected by work and finance stress. Couples living in more gender equal countries have improved sleep quality.
Diversity is an enormously appealing and powerful concept, yet it can also distract us from the focus we need to face today’s pressing social issues. So what’s the way forward?
A Saudi woman in a driving simulator in Riyadh.
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Ella S. Prihatini, The University of Western Australia
Male and female lawmakers differ in their reasoning why women struggle in winning elections. They also have different opinions about the legitimacy and effectiveness of the gender quota policy.
Economics is about so much more than money – it can help people find the right kidney donors, for example.
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Economics isn’t just about money – it offers ways to tackle many of our problems. But economists lack diversity, and that limits how they see the world and the solutions they offer.
There are considerable differences in pay, employment levels, and the types of activities that men and women perform in the workplace.
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South Sudan’s chiefs wield real power, administering customary laws to resolve local disputes. But they often reinforce gender inequalities – could the new chief change this?
Fighter? Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.
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Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections
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Western Australia Liberal Senator Dean Smith is a man of forthright opinions, not afraid to take on fights within his party.
An increasing proportion of Japanese adults will remain unmarried their whole lives, and should be considered full citizens rather than underperformers.
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An MP from Japan’s governing party recently commented that single women were a burden on the state. But many young women, and men, are rethinking the lure of married life.
This week the Liberal Party also faced questions over the proportion of female MPs it has in parliament.
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It was the week that saw a parliamentary committee recommend a referendum to end the dual citizenship debacle- but the idea was immediately shut down by the government.
O'Dwyer is establishing a fighting fund to bolster female representation in the Liberal party.
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Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney