The “equal pay for equal work” dream is yet to become a reality. Not only do women earn, on average, 17.6% less than men, there are worrying signs that this wage gap may be starting to increase. What this…
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Against a backdrop of international economic uncertainty, there are pressures for greater labour flexibility as employers complain of costs and reduced competitiveness with the high Australian dollar…
There’s this gene that about half of all people carry. It’s a pretty nasty gene – it massively increases the risk of the carrier being a murderer or a murder victim, going to jail or dying in an accident…
Women who complain of memory problems or “brain fog” during menopause are experiencing real cognitive changes, new research…
Electing to have a caesarean birth following one prior caesarean can lower the risk of serious complications for infants…
Women’s risk of multiple sclerosis drops with each additional child, according to new research. Women with three children…
US conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh apologised to a young woman this week. His apology to law student Sandra Fluke is unusual for a number of reasons, chiefly because shock jocks are rarely called…
Scientists have discovered stem cells in women’s ovaries capable of producing egg cells, raising new hope for patients who…
Women could soon know in advance the type and duration of menopausal symptoms they would most likely encounter later in life…
In December 2010, Keli Lane, a former champion water polo player, was convicted of the 1996 murder of her two day old daughter, Tegan. The new-born girl was never seen again after leaving the hospital…
Having a healthy glowing skin colour is more important to women than a rugged jaw line or masculine features. Researchers…
When it comes to taking risks, if women are around other women for long enough they start behaving like men. In an experiment…
The appointment of Virginia Rometty as the first female chief executive of IBM represents a significant step forward for women in the world of business. But while Rometty’s elevation makes her one of the…
While Saudi women celebrate their hard-earned right to vote in next year’s Municipal Council elections, the frenzy of international media interest highlights just how mysterious this country remains. Women…
Research published in this month’s BioEssays confirms something many of us have always known: women have stronger immune systems than men. We fight off infections more readily, are less likely to develop…
I wish to serve my country and the national interest in the best way possible. Now women are to be allowed to serve on the front line becoming an infantry officer is a real possibility. But there are hurdles…
One in eight young women who have never been pregnant have urinary incontinence (UI), a condition that has predominantly…
Why are there fewer women working in science than men? Things have certainly improved, with participation in many branches of science at undergraduate and graduate levels now broadly balanced between the…
Up to a third of women in war-torn African countries who want to limit the number of children they give birth to lack the…
Women’s investment decisions are often influenced by gender stereotypes, according to US university researchers. The study…
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