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A new wave of research shows how working-class young men are changing their behaviour. But some remain hostile to the term “toxic masculinity” and see it as a vehicle for shaming men.
Gendered words can be offensive in certain contexts – it’s all in what’s being signaled, according to a sociolinguist
A new survey finds working from home is removing barriers for women, but also blurring the barrier between work and the “safe space” of home.
Goldin is showing the world that economics is about more than just finance.
From primary school to academic positions, despite some progress, gender inequality continues to be rife.
The book makes invaluable contributions to subjects of race, identity and belonging and how they shape human interrelations.
Skeletons found with items that don’t align with their estimated sex are usually excluded from research – but that assumes a 19th century view of gender.
The jokes, memes and skits came thick and fast – but behind the humor were serious points.
As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
While blatant discrimination is easy to condemn because of how obvious it is, there are subtler, more insidious forms that also need to be rooted out.
Research has long suggested that women shift left on a generational basis, but we think something else is happening here.
The ‘parental rights’ movement isn’t actually about education or protecting children — it is a conduit for right-wing extremism that will only harm 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students assume, a scholar writes.
Research shows gender-based violence increases in the aftermath of disasters. Governments must incorporate ways of addressing it into their disaster response plans.
Gender plays a major role in how mourning is done by the Akan ethnic group of Ghana
Women’s wellbeing paradox: unhappier than men but more social, with higher levels of emotional resilience.
‘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.
A lecturer in English literature gets her students to examine children’s books through the lens of race, class and sexuality.
The emotional realities experienced by women coaches are adversely impacting their ability to thrive in a culture that doesn’t recognize or support key parts of their work.
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
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