Whether someone is menstruating is none of your business. Even inquiring about it reinforces attitudes and assumptions that hold women back.
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Most mothers want some continuity with their pre-maternal identity, to feel a sense of meaningful contribution to their society, and to enjoy their relationships with their children.
Anti-caste and Dalit movements have emerged as a voice to count on as India's 2019 legislative elections unfold.
Young men in India mature and develop in a very male dominated environment, with little or no sex education.
At best, this 'debate' is a distraction from political action that could truly make a difference. At worst, it actively reproduces some of the conditions it seeks to disrupt.
Stéphanie Frappart's Ligue 1 appointment is well deserved, but the reasoning behind it seems bregruding.
The court’s decision should reassure the South Australian and Western Australian governments that there is no constitutional impediment to enacting safe access zone legislation.
Some of the Coalition government's initiatives on women and Indigenous issues have been more successful than others. Labor is promising much more.
As the number of women in politics increase, more women's voices will be heard: the example of co-mayorship in Turkey is a first step.
Despite a repressive legal system that puts men in charge of female relatives, women in Saudi Arabia also attend school, become lawyers, see friends and fight for their rights.
From the prime minister's public comments to Australia's diplomatic behaviour, there is considerable room for improvement if we are to be "fair dinkum" about gender equality.
Sen. Martha McSally has broken gender barriers right and left. Despite the power she amassed over a career of firsts, she felt 'powerless' when raped. She's not the only woman to feel that way.
The US is negotiating a peace agreement with the Taliban, so it can safely withdraw its troops. But how can peace last in Afghanistan if women aren't at the negotiating table?
Being the media-savvy women that they were, suffragists realized they needed to come up with a meaningful, recognizable brand.
Islamic dispute resolution is a way of avoiding court but resolving disputes under Islamic law. Other countries use this approach. But is it right for Australia?
While the abortion debate continues worldwide, even in countries where it has long been legal, new drugs and telemedicine services could provide access to safe abortion beyond borders and laws.
Murders of women in public spaces by strangers are not commonplace. And murders in Australia in general are on the decline. Compared to many countries, Australia is a safe place.
Violence is not just a private matter between people. Regulating it is not the duty of communities or the state alone.
Under international law, a mother escaping domestic violence with her children to another country is seen as an abductor. She is often ordered to return the child leading to catastrophic consequences.
Hijab is not simply about religion – women wear it for a variety of reasons.
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Ph.D candidate, INSPIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Sciences Po – USPC
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Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton
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Dean of Faculty & Professor of Human Resource Management, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Director, Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
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Professor of Political Communication and Public Opinion, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Professor of Linguistics, Gender, and Cultural Studies, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
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Programme manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Professor of History, University of Western Australia
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Director of the Centre for Global Development and Professor in the School of Education, University of Aberdeen
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