More: Gender Equality
Addressing gender inequalities in research through institutional change
Gender equality and inclusion are key metrics by which performance is measured in industry today. Research is no exception. While there is no quick...
The Feminist Movement in France: Resistance to Activism
On 7th March 2022, a group of women, painted in Ukraine’s flag colours with slogans ‘Stop war Putin’, ‘Feminists against War’, and ‘Slava Ukraini’,...
Nearly 2.4 Billion Women Globally Don’t Have Same Economic Rights as Men
Around 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and 178 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent their full economic...
The long road to gender equality is paved with data
We have come a long way to gaining gender parity at the doctoral and graduate level, but the gender gap persists in pretty much...
Girls’ Education Must Come First
The International Women’s Day is not a celebration – it is a reminder that we have yet to empower young girls in crisis to...
Gender Equality at the Expense of Democracy in Africa
At a first glance, the Transitional Charter released by the Comité national du rassemblement et du développement (CNRD), the junta that led a military...
Afghanistan: The Humanitarian Imperative Must Come First to Avoid Catastrophe
The international community must urgently step-up direct funding through United Nations agencies and NGOs to provide Afghan girls & boys with the life-saving support...
Feminism: A Critique of Realism and The Way Forward
In around eighteen countries of the world, for e.g. Bolivia, Iran, Qatar, Sudan and Syria, men can legally stop women from working. Women still...
Reducing Middle East tensions potentially lessens sectarianism and opens doors for women
Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and women’s sporting rights demonstrate major shifts in how rivalry for leadership of...
Only around 1 in 5 space industry workers are women
The number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the UN; roughly the same proportion as 30...