Women in visible leadership positions are subject to personal attacks as less competent and reliable than their male colleagues. Acknowledging this double standard is the first step in addressing it.
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Lockdowns have a key role in controlling COVID-19 but we must be aware of the risks of isolating people who are vulnerable to suicidal distress.
The pandemic has exposed some truths about human psychology and behaviour.
What is it about breast cancer that has made mastectomy and its effects so hard to discuss for over 400 years?
The story of Mulan has been told and retold for 1,600 years. This latest version is more conservative, when it comes to a woman’s place, than one told in the 17th century.
For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.
Both male and female employees report reacting more negatively to criticism from a woman, which has implications for the success of women in leadership roles such as Citigroup’s incoming CEO.
Only 7% of the total research produced between 2013 and 2017 in Indonesia took gender and minority perspectives into account.
Diversifying leadership can change organizational cultures, which removes barriers to women in the tech industry and academia.
Women are increasingly taking more visible senior roles in leadership. This reflects their ability to effectively manage difficult situations, as demonstrated by Chrystia Freeland and Kamala Harris.
Reports of rape, domestic abuse and murdered women are way up in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and beyond since the coronavirus. But Latin America has long been one of the most dangerous places to be a woman.
There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.
A landmark study shows chronic stress from racism can lead to loss of brain function in African American women.
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.
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Dean, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
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Cadre en exercice, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University
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Professor of Law, University of York
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Reader in Gender Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
