The story of Chan Yeun-ting’s success is widely framed as a major step for women who take on managerial roles in male-dominated sports.
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For most women, coaching a men’s team is still off-limits, barring them from the opportunity to pursue professional careers as football managers.
Despite its progressive nature, The Age newspaper has never had a female editor-in-chief.
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Women remain systemically underrepresented at the top levels of Australia’s most powerful institutions – including the media, universities, government, judiciary and corporate sector.
In rural Malawi traditional leaders have played an important role in persuading men to get involved in women’s health.
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A study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men’s attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.
Susan Kiefel after she was sworn in as a High Court judge in 2007. She is now Australia’s first female High Court chief justice.
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Women’s exclusion from legal and political power for much of last century makes Susan Kiefel’s appointment all the more significant.
Protesters rally against the proposed budget cuts in Rio de Janeiro in November 2016.
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A proposed budget freeze would hurt everyone, but history shows women take the hardest hit.
Women’s liberation march in Washington, 26 August, 1970.
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Study suggests vaccination and hygiene may help countries that are struggling with gender equality.
Hillary Clinton concedes defeat flanked by her husband Bill Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine.
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The prospect of a Trump presidency does not bode well for women in general and feminism in particular.
Students turn out for the ‘One Billion Rising’ movement, to end violence against women worldwide.
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India’s economy keeps growing, but women’s rights are going backwards: why?
Young women still see many obstacles to their advancement in life based on gender.
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Girls and women still face implicit and explicit discrimination, and a key to changing that is for more women to take on leadership roles.
New linguistic studies show the ratio of “he” to “she” in Australian news reporting is 3.4 to 1.
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A new database that shows the use of gendered words in major Australian newspapers tells us much about whose voices are being heard.
Toxic masculinity is bad for everyone.
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Donald Trump’s popularity despite his chauvinism is an ugly reminder that economic inequality and gender inequality go hand-in-hand.
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Too much research focuses on “fixing women”, so let’s hear the male line on what needs to be done.
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Over the next 20 years, one global strategy will help to shape our cities. Here’s what it says about women.
Frontline workers need to be engaged in the process of building responsive, interconnected health systems.
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The millennium development goals were laudable but the approach to achieving them was flawed. An integrated, bottom-up approach is needed if the sustainable development goals are to be met by 2030.
Women face an uphill battle to fight for their rights under illiberal regimes.
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The war on reproductive rights in Central Europe is not a backlash but a key tenet of a new illiberal form of governance.
Social media abuse is often personal, sexist and wounding.
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Social media trolling, which is disproportionately aimed at women, is a sign of a much deeper malaise that must be redressed.
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We know how to prevent gender-based violence, and that we must respond to survivors’ needs. The challenge is in making it happen.
Labour MPs gather ahead of their women’s conference.
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Are quotas the best way to challenge sexism and discrimination in politics and workplaces?
Voting in Burundi, where 36% of women do not agree that democracy is the best form of government.
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If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
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New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.