There is a lack of women guiding the booming fintech industry.
Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Women are increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 16, 2024, the day it was announced Navalny was dead.
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The quick rise of Yulia Navalnaya in Russian politics closely mirrors the story of other female politicians who gain prominence after their husbands or fathers are no longer able to lead.
In Nigeria, sexual harassment is the bane of many students.
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Rape myths and unconscious biases often see juries and police officers disbelieve women who come forward with accusations of sexual assault.
Teaching sex and gender more accurately can counter gender stereotypes and encourage all students to study STEM.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Do men post less often on social media because they fear being judged as effeminate?
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Two experts on children’s play explain why you should be skeptical of toys that are advertised as being educational, and what to look for instead.
Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children.
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The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.
There is a dearth of women teaching at institutions of higher education in Ghana.
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Researchers have long differed on whether growing up with a sister or brother influences who we become as adults. New research using big data aims to finally settle the argument.
Director Taika Waititi’s new Thor: Love and Thunder features a female superhero, but again struggles to transcend the stereotypes of a genre where the male fan base still decides the rules.
Could it be that girls aren’t pursuing jobs in computer science and engineering because society has told them that’s not what they want to do? Three scholars weigh in.
Betty Crocker’s first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right.
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She never ages. Her visage morphs. And yet women used to write letters to this brainchild of advertising executives, a cultural icon who still looms large in the nation’s imagination.