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Gender Parity
Research shows four in five experts cited in online news are men
Who gets to speak? Who do we listen to? And whose opinions do we respect? These questions are always important, but even more so now, as the UK faces an uncertain future, and political le...
Gender Parity
From spy to surrogate, a new exhibition is celebrating Britain's female trailblazers
From the first British woman to command a naval base to the first to head spy agency MI5 and the first to become a surrogate mother, a photo exhibition has documented the achievements of ...
Gender Parity
Men recover from the flu faster. Now scientists think they might know why
New research suggests that men recover more quickly from the flue because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein.
Gender Parity
The probability of hiring a female partner at a venture capital firm is down to daughters
Firms whose senior partners had more daughters were more likely to hire women.
Civic Participation
Lessons from New Zealand: How meeting the needs of a mother can help more women run for office
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became just the second elected leader to have a baby while in office.
Gender Parity
How women are transforming the Arab world's start-up scene
Because the region's tech industry is still relatively new, there is no legacy of it being male-dominated. Female entrepreneurs are working hard to keep it that way.
India
India's water crisis is hitting women hardest. Here's why
On average, a woman in rural India walks between 5 and 20 kilometres a day to fetch water.
India
India's women are the secret to a potential economic boom
New research shows that the Indian economy could be boosted by $770 billion.
Gender Parity
Women are still on the wrong side of the digital skills gap
Digital skills are increasingly essential, as automation and technology advances, but a persistent gender gap still exists.
Education, Gender and Work
Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies
Men and women suffer from sleeplessness in relation to gender-specific worries and tasks.
Education, Gender and Work
For LGBT people, life can be full of small daily struggles
A new survey in the UK shows how many LGBT people still feel uncomfortable.
Gender Parity
Women in video games: ‘Accept it, or don’t buy the game’
Nearly half of video gamers are female, yet women remain underrepresented, both in terms of characters and the industry.
Gender Parity
Saudi women are now legally allowed to drive
The state ban ended on Sunday, marking the end of the world's last ban on female drivers.
Education, Gender and Work
History tells us we've got GDP wrong. Here's why
Phyllis Deane argued in the 1940s that the measure was flawed because it didn't include unpaid household labour.
United States
Older women could be the secret to boosting the US economy. Here's why
Women 55 and older represent the single fastest growing age-gender segment in the US.