Scott Lucas, foreign policy expert, and Kambaiz Rafi, political economy researcher, discuss potential developments in Afghanistan under the new Taliban government.
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Eight academics from across the world interviewed around 150 women about their stories of migration – revealing the threat many experience at every stage of their journey.
Neuropathic pain doesn’t respond to painkillers.
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Our research revealed around 40% of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
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.
Involving women in climate decision-making is vital if we are to achieve global emissions targets.
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Some suggest women’s lack of competitiveness relative to men is one reason for the persistent gap between how much men and women earn.
Women who got their start in the male-dominated profession 40 years ago have advice for today’s newcomers in STEM.
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In a webinar hosted by The Conversation, “Women’s Transformative Power in Higher Education and Beyond,” current leaders discussed how their predecessors have shaped higher education.
For centuries, societies have used visions of the afterlife to discipline people’s behavior.
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Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women have started telling their own stories via social media, challenging television’s sometimes one-sided depictions of their lives.
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To combat the lack of resources for women’s mental health, women turn to the popular image-sharing network Instagram for access to information about mental health.
Women who perceive their male colleagues as allies are more likely to feel included in a workplace.
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While women felt more included when they perceived male colleagues as allies, men who saw themselves that way reported more personal growth as a result.
Despite protests, sexual harassment in newsrooms in Africa remains common.
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