The almost total ban on abortion in Ireland does not work to protect women’s health.
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Women – Analysis and Comment
Women have less to fear than men, and probably more to benefit, from the advent of robots.
After thousands of women spoke out against sexual harassment, scholars asked, does harassment affect women’s health? Their findings suggest that it does.
Findings suggest parties should rethink the way they chase the ‘female vote’.
France’s answer to #MeToo was #BalanceTonPorc – “denounce your pig”. An analysis of the idioms linking to sex and pigs provides some insights into why the hashtag hit home.
Among all things Anzac, the contribution of women is becoming more complicated and controversial.
They’re silly, but the singer’s statement pants are an important comment on female storytelling.
Single women borrowed heavily in the run-up to the financial crisis, ensuring they suffered the most in its fallout. Will history repeat itself?
More women are making it to the boardroom but are often promoted to an untenable and precarious leadership position.
More and more radical scholars and activists in the West are rejecting human rights. Is this right?
The rise of ‘fitspiration’ seems to promote a body that is both impossibly thin and muscular. A new study explores whether this has become a new benchmark for women.
The stock market is littered with metaphors made by and for men, so it’s no wonder women don’t feel as comfortable in investing.
Wikipedia’s coverage on women is less comprehensive, and its volunteer editor base is mostly male. What can be done to change the numbers?
Women with AIDS were excluded from the US definition of the syndrome until 1993. What’s changed?
The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
The share of board seats held by women varies dramatically across the country, from none in Alaska to close to half in New Mexico. A few key policies may make all the difference.
Canadian women are under-represented in politics and are hesitant to run for office for myriad reasons. Here’s what needs to be done, especially at the municipal level, to get more women in office.
An all-women workforce used to weed Italy’s rice fields. And they left a powerful historical legacy.
On International Women’s Day, everyone can pledge to be an ally to women living with HIV and support their access to sexual health and sexual pleasure.
Research shows they face greater obstacles to election than their male counterparts, thus work harder and represent constituents better.
A combination of analysis and action is the most effective way to close the persistent gender wage gap.
If you feel threatened or confused by the #MeToo movement, try channelling your masculinist mystique.
Despite participation rates in women’s sport growing exponentially in recent years, the number of women in coaching positions has remained frustratingly stagnant.
Treatment for nervous exhaustion in the Victorian era could literally drive you mad.
Recently, many Indonesians have been bombarded with stories about the “pelakor”, a term popularly used to refer to a woman who is perceived as responsible for ruining a couple’s marriage).