W.T. Stead’s series of articles detailing a sordid sex ring rocked London.
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W.T. Stead’s 1885 account of the process by which wealthy Londoners procured teenagers for sex became a global news story, but the police refused to investigate.
Hip implants and other medical devices are not always designed with women in mind.
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How an implant is designed, tested, regulated and discussed with patients tends to disadvantage women. It’s time that changed.
Even working women who have partners often have to do the most work at home.
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Does having children make the goal of fairly dividing work at home more elusive?
South Africa’s labour market is more favourable to men than to women. The 4IR may widen the gap.
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The world of the fourth industrial revolution looks set to be one dominated by forms of knowledge and industries – like science and technology – that have long been dominated by men.
Activists celebrate outside the High Court in Gaborone, Botswana on June 11, 2019. Botswana became the latest country to decriminalize gay sex.
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The recent ruling to decriminalize same sex behaviour in Botswana may have a positive impact on the rest of southern Africa.
In Wordslut, Amanda Montell deconstructs gendered language.
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The book promises to help reclaim language used against women, exploring the origins of gendered slurs. But its use of contemporary slang and lack of an index undermines its credibility.
The practice of bride price has evolved.
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Bride price practice has both social and psychological implications for the men who pay and those women for whom it is paid.
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The focus on the ageing of women is by no means a modern phenomenon.
Women make up 49% of Australians with a disability but just 37% of NDIS participants.
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If you’re poor, female, or live in rural Australia, you’re less likely to access the NDIS or get as much bang for your buck.
Does this look messy to you?
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Dirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending a third as much time as women cleaning. A new study shows it’s a myth.
An advertisement for breast implants in Sydney in 2015. Advertisements often promote a ‘natural’ ideal of beauty, even when advocating surgical intervention.
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Many historic ideas about women’s beauty - from prizing firm breasts to emphasising the ‘natural’ - continue to resonate today.
Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019).
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Frozen smashed Disney stereotypes on its release in 2013. But six years later, its sequel will arrive in a very different cultural moment.
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Why sexual and gender based violence has become a phenomenon within refugee families.
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What’s with all the sausages in Killing Eve? It’s a thriller that gives butchery a new meaning.
All together now?
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Major US environmental organizations have promised to diversify their staffs and boards for more than 20 years, but moved slowly. Will workplace scandals make a difference?
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As new rules come into force to stop damaging gender stereotypes in advertising, a psychologist assess what impact they will have.
Lesley Visser was one of the first female television sports reporters – but she’s appalled at how little progress has been made.
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Female athletes barely receive more attention than horses and dogs. And if you’re a woman who wants to become a sports journalist, you should steel yourself for some social media venom.
Biology and behaviour can explain why men tend to die younger than women.
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All around the world, women are living longer than men. While women are born with some early advantages, there are lifestyle factors that men can modify to improve their lot.
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Global attitudes to gender and sexual diversity are changing. Some embrace the diversity; others push back.
Former Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph looks on during an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in February 2019.
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Why do female college coaches seem to be held to a different standard than their male counterparts?