Fewer girls study economics today than 25 years ago, perhaps because they have become aware of the barriers to progress.
Most of us make daily decisions about who we choose to work and collaborate with. So what if we used that to improve professional diversity?
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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.
2018 #HearOurVote women’s March in San Francisco.
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With changing student demographics, STEM programs need to provide different supports to accommodate the needs of women returning to education after a break.
Shamima Begum being interviewed by the BBC at a refugee camp in Syria.
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A study or more than 500,000 surveys shows university students demonstrate bias against women teachers, and particularly women from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Perfectionism often develops in childhood, is impacted by parenting and can lead to mental health struggles in later life.
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New research shows that perfectionism has increased dramatically over the last 25 years, and that perfectionists become more neurotic and less conscientious as time passes.
Selfies document women’s struggles and accomplishments, as they step out from their traditional roles in the home, into the male-dominated public realm of the city.
Women earn less than men in most occupations, including soccer.
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A decade ago, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the latest legislative effort to close the persistent gap between how much women and men earn. Here’s why it hasn’t made much of a difference.
There are many genes involved in shaping not just our biological sex, but also our gender identity.
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It’s not about trauma or how you were raised: evidence now points to a biological basis for transgender, and to the action of particular genes in that determination.
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Chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home, often to a cow shed, is still practised in some areas of Western Nepal.
Education has a bearing on prospects for sustainable economic opportunities as it feeds the market.
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The gaps in African government are twofold: governance and education. It is important to focus on both areas to bring about overall improvements.
For women who work in education, the risks of workplace violence are especially high. New research shows rates of assaults have more than doubled between 2002 and 2015.
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Violence-related injuries at work are on the rise in Canada. New research shows that it is women who suffer the most and especially those working in education.
Hindu right wing supporters backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party march to protest women entering the premises of Sabarimala temple, in South India, Kerala, Jan 3, claiming ‘respect for traditions’.
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The recent controversy, sloganeering and protests about Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala obscure the way that the media have used stereotypes of women and caste again and again.
Kelly O'Dwyer faced opposition as she attempted to advance the interests of women within the Liberal Party.
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