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Every romantic relationship has a power dynamic. While men are just as likely as women to say they wield less power, the costs of feeling subordinate were far from equal.
Stars of one of sport’s biggest success stories are slowly revealing the dangerous influence of Spice Girls-style postfeminism.
A controversial policy could make women prove they were raped before they can get benefits is set to come into effect despite a wide coalition of opponents.
The continued presence of homophobic attitudes in society and the workplace has been eroding the productivity and profitability of Australian businesses.
Planet 50:50 is a worthy aspiration this International Women’s Day – but there is still a mountain to climb and employers need to help.
Forcing women to wear high heels at work is discriminatory, but it will take more than the law to change dress codes.
True democracy is actually a radical idea.
Although politicians claim to place a great deal of importance on the idea of the fair go, there are still significant ways in which Australian society seems to depart from this idea.
The idea of a minimum wage has become widely accepted so why is a maximum wage so controversial?
French law prohibits the collection of any data based on race, ethnicity or religion. But this leaves minorities vulnerable.
Design will make the difference between smart city projects offering great promise or actually reinforcing or even widening the existing gaps in unequal ways their cities serve residents.
Research shows that the way meritocracy is discussed can actually curtail opportunities for social mobility.
Researchers have come up with a new way to make sure each partner in a business gets their fair share when they decide to split.
If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
A bomb threat delivered to LGBTIQ radio station Joy FM this week highlights how divisive, dangerous and ugly the same-sex marriage plebiscite campaign could become.
The people responsible for the country’s successes are the victims of its political failures.
A recent study of firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange suggests that companies with gender-diverse boards are more responsible corporate citizens.
The struggle for equal rights for black citizens in the U.S. today is backed by the promise of the 14th Amendment. A historian takes us back to the grassroots movements that led to its passage.
Bernie Sanders may have endorsed Hillary Clinton, but politics as usual has had its day. It’s time for progressivism to move fast.
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University of the Western Cape
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Reader in Leadership and Organisation Studies, University of Birmingham
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Director, Centre for the Study of Social Change, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Research Fellow at Perth USAsia Centre and PhD scholar at Australian National University, Australian National University
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Professor of Sexual Politics, The University of Melbourne
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor. Head of Department, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University
