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Globally, mothers’ educational status has a greater influence over the level of education their children attain today than was the case for people born mid-century.
We need more Louise Richardsons. Here’s how to get them.
For every woman at the peak of the academic ladder there are many others who have been left behind.
Temporary migrating couples from Indonesia face rapid and vast shifts in gender roles in their relationships.
Only 20.1% of university vice-chancellor and principals are women, according to a new report from the Equality Challenge Unit. This wide gender gap at the top of universities makes it all the more vital…
Women now form 56.5% of the student body, make up 53.8% of the whole workforce and occupy 45% of academic jobs in higher education in the United Kingdom. But their representation declines dramatically…
In a recent radio interview, federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne refused to contemplate a hypothetical situation that involved young women doing all the heavy lifting under his government’s plans…
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