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Women’s sexuality may be more flexible and adaptive than men’s.
Women resort to confidentially alerting co-workers, colleagues or classmates about harassment when they don’t trust the official channels for lodging complaints.
Why age and gender are such prominent mechanisms of exclusion in parliaments and governments.
In Kenya, the prevalence of female genital mutilation has dropped by 24.2 percentage points where an alternative rite of passage is being tried.
A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.
In contrast to their depiction in most mafia films, women are an integral part of these groups with their own criminal knowledge and capacity for violence
Feminine leadership encompasses aspects of ourselves that have been pushed aside within conventionally male-dominant spaces. Recentring them can foster leadership that is more inclusive.
Uncertainty about how long symptoms will last can be tough for women going through hormonal changes that come with menopause. Unfortunately, there isn’t a clear cut time frame.
Far more streets, buildings and public spaces in Canada are named after men than women, despite women making up a majority of the population.
If passed in its current form, the European Union’s new directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence will be world-leading.
Women live longer than men, yet they cease reproductive life earlier than men because of the menopause. Why this apparent contradiction?
Long COVID impacts one in every five people who’ve had the virus. In the U.S., early research shows people of colour are most likely to develop long COVID. It has been called a mass-disabling event.
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one.
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
An analysis of hundreds of thousands of interactions on cable news programs shows that women interrupt more often than men – and it may be because they also have to fight for equal airtime.
The inclusion of an evidence-based women’s budget statement shows a greater awareness of the systemic challenges to women’s economic security.
Too many First Nations women have been killed by people who have a history of violence in relationships.
The ten-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children is proposing to align with Closing the Gap to address First Nations violence. This could work, but there are limitations.
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Gender, Media and Sociology, Western University
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Professor of Law, University of York
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Reader in Gender Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Scientia Associate Professor, School of Law, Society & Criminology, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Sociology, The Open University
