Research shows that people are more likely to describe a field as a 'soft science' when they believe it to have a higher proportion of women within it.

Alysson Light · The Conversation 28 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

COVID-19 lockdowns saw couples share housework and childcare more evenly – but not for long

Research on opposite-sex couples during the lockdown shows that traditional domestic balances shifted, with men taking on more household responsibilities.

Susan Harkness · The Conversation 25 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

How has COVID-19 impacted the US gender gap?

Among adults 25 and older who have no education beyond high school, more women have left the labor force than men. The gender pay gap has remained steady.

Richard Fry · Pew Research Center 20 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

How female inventors can fix STEM’s gender gap

Bridging the gap in STEM jobs can be tackled by boosting the number of female patent holders. Here's one company's lesson's learned.

Cynthia Tregillis and Sabra Truesdale 19 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

Academics face bias for doing 'feminine' research

Analysis of 1 million doctoral dissertations shows an entrenched bias against 'feminized' research topics, even when not explicitly about women or gender.

Edmund L. Andrews · Futurity 18 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

Oxfam: This is what inequality looks like in 2022 - and 6 ways to solve it

Here's what inequality looks like in 2022. The gap between rich and poor has widened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what governments can do, according to Oxfam’s latest inequality ...

Kate Whiting 17 Jan 2022

Road to COP26

Gender Day gives rise to the forgotten energy providers in the climate conversation

What emerged as a pivotal issue on Gender Day from last year's COP26 in Glasgow was the need to give voice to disadvantaged women in the climate conversation.

Philippe Benoit 13 Jan 2022

Gender Inequality

As per a gender pay gap study, women doctors are paid $2m less than their male counterparts

As per a gender pay gap report, male physicians in the US earn over $2 million more than their female counterparts over a 40-year career.

Kayleigh Bateman 12 Jan 2022

Davos Agenda 2022

Why the road to stakeholder capitalism begins with diverse boards

Diverse boardrooms are key to upholding the values of stakeholder holder capitalism which aims to serve the interests of society and protect the planet.

Ronald P. O'Hanley 06 Jan 2022

Migration

Study reveals the violence faced by migrant women across the globe

150 female migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East told researchers about the violence they face at home and on the journey to another country.

Katie Kuschminder · The Conversation 22 Dec 2021

Gender Inequality

STEM has a gender problem. We must address it in the COVID-19 recovery

With the digital economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are vital to pandemic recovery, it's critical that more women, particularly those in Asia, can participate.

Giulia Ajmone Marsan and Ravindra Ngo · x 09 Dec 2021

Gender Inequality

'One step forward, 3 steps back': Gender equality and COVID-19

Governments, companies and investors must do more to reverse the blow dealt to gender equality by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have argued.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Dec 2021

Trade

5 ways trade can support a gender-equal recovery

The WTO must ensure trade policies help women disproportionally affected by COVID-19. Creating opportunities for women can aid global economic recovery.

Penelope Naas, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, and Nisha Taneja 06 Dec 2021