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In Myanmar, spousal abuse is legal and stigma stop most women from reporting sexual violence. A bill championed by feminists but long stalled in Parliament may soon give women their basic rights.
The UK government is consulting on changing gender recognition laws. Here’s what you need to know.
Stories from the ground highlighted the unmet needs of people who are vulnerable and who are left behind.
It’s been a tough year to be trans in Britain.
Many online communities have developed toxic social norms, including sexist tendencies, that they will need to address as more members join in.
New guidance urging schools to stop making pupils conform to gender stereotypes is a step in the right direction.
To get them back, Economics 101 courses need to address real problems.
A stable environment that teaches men to be men and women to be women could be helping to enforce gender across generations.
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.
Girls in primary school are just as physically capable as their male classmates, our research shows.
As soon as next year, TV ads in the UK that perpetuate gender stereotypes or mock those who don’t conform to them will be banned. Should Australia follow suit?
Until we safeguard every child from all forms of violence, opposition to genital cutting will not be an Australian value.
While men regard the social norm of ‘proving’ their manhood as normal, research shows otherwise. Combating these misconceptions can help reduce male violence.
Why is it all about mom? Fathers want to be more involved in their children’s lives, but are limited by public policy and social institutions. This is a bad deal for dads, kids and moms alike.
While Clinton’s popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival’s nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.
When his partner was pregnant, Russell Brand announced he may raise the child ‘gender-neutral’ to avoid social constraints associated with being a boy or a girl. So what determines your ‘sex’?
Letters from would-be girl astronauts in the 1960s tell part of the complicated story of sexism – in both NASA and the US at large – at the dawn of the space age.
Men who see themselves as playboys, and as having power over women, are more prone to poor mental health than those who conform less to traditionally masculine norms, according to a new study.
Like so many other countries, the UK is experiencing a shortage of primary school teachers - especially one’s of the male variety.
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