Voting on this issue is a matter of conscience, so the MP’s view that women shouldn’t be allowed to terminate pregnancies, even when they’ve been raped, is very relevant to the rest of society.
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Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
Female friendly sex shops have all but replaced the seedy ‘backstreet’ store. But the normalisation of sexual consumption for women isn’t always experienced positively.
What are the implications of the ‘instant divorce’ ban in India? Will it provoke a wider re-evaluation of India’s Muslim family laws, that affect millions of women?
Two plays about the way men and women talk about each other with their own are both illuminating and disappointing
A fly scientist ponders the genetics of bananas and dwarves, women and love in reviews of his favourite fiction and non-fiction books.
Dame Roma Mitchell is remembered as Australia’s first female judge. But Queenslander May Lahey beat her to the punch when she became a judge in Los Angeles in 1928. Her lack of recognition is symptomatic of how Australia remembers expats, particularly women.
Even after years of federal and state laws making discrimination illegal, implicit bias still leads to actual economic harm for women.
The pictures we see of women in sport have changed, but that might not be enough
Women have long been the targets of police violence as well as men.
A personal account by a researcher investigating the root cause of sexual violence against women in India.
Research laboratories are dominated by men, and that’s not only bad for lab culture, it can be dangerous for science.
The weakening of collective rights and employment protections has harmed the relative position of women in ways that have offset gains through changing values and individual rights.
Author and activist Arundhati Roy proves once again that she is a passionate voice of dissent in a nation that’s tilting towards authoritarianism.
Nigeria must reduce its population growth to increase the quality of life for people in the country. A better knowledge of contraceptives can help achieve this.
There is a serious gender imbalance on this important team, which could lead to bad decisions being made.
Conflict and poverty further deepen the impacts of climate change, resulting widening income inequality between women and men.
Autism manifests in different ways. The signs are often less visible in women than in men, leading many to be underdiagnosed.
Most women feel unsafe when using public transport. Instead of gender segregation, researchers suggest gender-sensitive design could be a better way to ensure safety for all.
According to a new UN report, more than two billion people around the world do not have access to clean, safe water in their homes. Most of the work of getting water falls to women and girls.
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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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