Finance is not inherently masculine. Rather, it was long constructed as such by the institutions which sought to exclude women.
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Wollstonecraft was ridiculed in her time for the idea that women should be treated as fully fledged beings.
Days of international observance recognize challenges facing marginalized groups or society as a whole, draw attention to them and create unity and mobilization around those problems.
Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Widows and single women are losing their homes, after being told they can no longer work by the Taliban, and are living on the poverty line.
The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
Younger Iranians have tapped into social media to connect with one another, vocalize their demands and highlight the government’s brutality.
Qatari law underpins a patriarchal and misogynistic system. The discrimination women, including female football fans, face contravenes international human rights.
It’s not clear what will happen to the safety features that come with Twitter verification.
Kate Cocks, South Australia’s first policewoman, was no saint – but she helped solve major crimes including the poisoning of children, abortion rackets and drug smuggling.
Women in the textile factories of 19th-century Glasgow faced terrible working conditions. In fighting for their rights, they prepared the ground for feminists today.
Iranian women have a long history of campaigning for their rights. The latest protests bring together a host of religious and gender groups suppressed by the country’s clerical regime.
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
Through songs such as ‘The Pill,’ Lynn addressed issues confronting all women. The country star died on Oct. 4 at age 90.
The U.S. Antarctic Program struggles to keep women safe – and through the continent’s history, discrimination and prejudice are rampant.
Women have long demanded change in Iran. In the aftermath of the death of a woman for a hijab violation, women protesters may be leading their country to a freer and more just society.
Women’s studies programs should continue to be supported to ensure the fight for women’s rights are not reversed or forgotten.
These pioneering women were opposed in their day and have long been ignored by history. UK Family law, however, still attests to the influence they wrought.
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Ph.D candidate, INSPIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Sciences Po
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Professor, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
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Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism; Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Aston University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, Kent Law School, University of Kent
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Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
