With academic freedom comes moral responsibility. Men within New Zealand universities – and beyond – must challenge misogynistic abuse of their women colleagues and not stay silent.
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Every five years, underlying ethnic rivalries are rekindled through songs, words, euphemisms, epithets and slurs.
Extreme abuse directed at Jacinda Ardern is part of a wider problem of sexism and misogyny in politics. Research suggests it may be on the increase.
It is important to help young people understand what misogyny is and how it can lead to violence.
Despite confessing to the murder of his sister, Qandeel Baloch in 2016, Waseem Khan has been acquitted by the Lahore High Court. The case has shocked activists campaigning against honour killings.
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ushered in a new age for media coverage of women’s sport. A new survey of fans shows that while many men feel threatened, a growing number are on board.
Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech are not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.
Today’s social media is plagued by racism and sexism. Without intentionally building the metaverse to be inclusive, it will be, too.
In covering femicide, media have a leading role, not only in awareness and education generally, but in actively shaping the construction of attitudes and beliefs that can help prevention efforts.
To combat online radicalisation, we first need to understand that the picture is rarely as simple as we’d like it to be.
Microaggressions are more subtle than outright discrimination. But they can directly affect HIV treatment outcomes.
Politicians, staffers and academics have come together to try and address bullying and harassment at parliament house. They have three key messages.
While women felt more included when they perceived male colleagues as allies, men who saw themselves that way reported more personal growth as a result.
As the government cracks down on the right to protest, we should remind ourselves of similarities between new legislation and older legacies of imperialism.
Without women’s inclusion and meaningful participation, any peace agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban will lack legitimacy.
A study on the delivery of sexuality education found some teachers were anxious about parental fear, negative media and political hysteria. Sometimes they watered down ‘risky’ content.
Sexist attitudes and misogynistic behaviours are the product of how boys are socialised. School is where change needs to start
Turkey has withdrawn from a convention to protect the rights of women.
Chivalry is not an elite men’s club. Women have always been involved.
A Liberal male staffer masturbating on a female MP’s desk is merely a symptom of something very wrong in the Liberal Party’s attitudes to women, not the sum total of it.
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Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
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Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham
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Senior lecturer, College of Business Law and Social Sciences, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Social Policy, School for Business and Society, University of York
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Research Leadership Chair, Sociology, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Professor of Politics and Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Network on Technology, Work, and Family, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
