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Seventy-five percent of all abortions in Latin America are illicit. In Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, where abortion is totally illegal, the bans correlate with a generalized failure of the rule of law.
Universities play a major role in procuring the human and intellectual resources needed for fulfilling the various goals of the UN’s Agenda 2030.
Striking a better gender balance would be easy, but until now universities have not been paying much attention to the problem.
Most people have probably already made up their mind which way to vote in the same sex marriage postal survey. But the recent SMS campaign may distract some from even voting.
Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
About 60% of children in South Africa under 10 years don’t live with their biological fathers. But research sheds light on those who despite the pressures remain involved in their children’s lives.
Even short-term exposure to negative stereotypes has detrimental effects on cognitive functioning.
While getting more women to take part in sport is a laudable achievement, it would be better if the campaign also helped free them from the objectification of the dominant male gaze.
The sounds and sights of Brazilian feminist funk.
Efforts to reduce the gender gap and encourage more women in Australian astronomy have been rewarded this week.
Princesses are not great role models if we want to raise empowered daughters.
A new report on missing Muslims under-emphasises women’s growing participation in civil society.
Canada is making a major commitment to foreign aid that will help girls and women. But will its new aid policy have the unintended consequence of shutting doors to other much-needed aid?
Demilitarised female guerrillas in Colombia are hoping to spark a new women’s movement based in the FARC’s revolutionary ideals.
Why haven’t feminists noted that the film is too Western and too white?
Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven by hyper-masculine personalities at the top.
Women in business can be forced to define themselves in opposition to the attributes associated with men.
Here’s how we can make families work better for women in the 21st century.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney
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