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Universities are a step ahead in having adopted a number of practical changes, but it’s clear transformative cultural change in our institutions requires all the expertise they can muster.
Alcohol is not the reason people harass, bully or intimidate. The fundamental problem behind those behaviours is attitudes to women. Testing on-site doesn’t address those deeper cultural issues.
Sexist attitudes and misogynistic behaviours are the product of how boys are socialised. School is where change needs to start
Like the US, Australia’s ‘massage parlours’ are reliant on the prostitution, fetishisation and trafficking of Asian women.
Despite hopes it might be otherwise, the new round of the gender wars has become as rugged and nasty as their cousins, the culture and history wars.
It starts with a basic conversation about their needs and fears.
Can everyday women expect men to dramatically revise their sexist attitudes like the men surrounding the chess whiz in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’? The MeToo utopia answers: Why shouldn’t they?
In interviews, female teachers at three all-boy schools in three capital cities have disclosed instances of sexism from students, male colleagues and parents.
Telling girls to smile pressures distracts them from the very real, dangerous and sometimes deadly challenges that girls around the world face.
All-boys’ schools often choose texts for English study written by men. But the sexism goes beyond that. They are more likely to shy away from any exploration of gender in literature.
It’s clear that when girls and young women are at the forefront of major social justice movements, the old structures of patriarchy and misogyny can be challenged and hopefully dismantled.
A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The biases and perceptions that keep women and girls out of STEM must be tackled.
With obscenities and violence, rioters at the Capitol left an obvious message: angry contempt for women.
Caregivers can strategize with young gamers and challenge racist and sexist stereotypes.
A new documentary is an extraordinary window into the second-class treatment once endured by female surfers.
The story of invention in America typically features larger-than-life caricatures of white men like Thomas Edison while largely ignoring the contributions of women and people of color.
Previous enquiries into inappropriate behaviour have painted a concerning picture.
Women felt more worn out by restrictions – while men complained of boredom
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Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Social Sciences, Gender& Sexualities, Bournemouth University
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2024 Oxford University visiting research fellow RIJS; Professor of Political Communication., La Trobe University
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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
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