Why do so few women take on scientific careers?
From primary school to academic positions, despite some progress, gender inequality continues to be rife.
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Ensuring equity for LGBTQ Canadians on the road
How do LGBTQ people navigate international business, scholarship or sports competition when traveling to countries hostile to LGBTQ people?
‘I think therefore I am a man’: philosophy’s woman problem
While just under half of all philosophy undergraduates in the UK are women, women account for less than a third of PhD completions and less than a quarter of permanent academic staff. So where did all…
Bromance alert: Kanye West and … Jordan Peterson?
Kanye West is making headlines for his support of Donald Trump and remarks about slavery being a choice. The rapper has also signalled he’s a fan of controversial Canadian professor Jordan Peterson.
To the mattresses: a defence of romance fiction
Can a gender studies academic also write Mills and Boon novels? And can purple prose be as empowering as a pink pussy hat? The answer is yes, and yes again.
Some animals are more equal than others: the dark side of researching popular species
Studying charismatic species increased the likelihood of negative workplace experiences for younger colleagues, women and researchers.
Hey Jordan Peterson, suing just makes you look like a hypocrite
Jordan Peterson’s lawsuit against Laurier is hardly the action of a free speech advocate. Here’s how he resembles Cleon of ancient Greece.
Women aren’t failing at science — science is failing women
Female scientists publish more and better research but are promoted less. New research from Mexico exposes gender gap in science there, and across the globe.
The real story behind Melbourne University’s gender segregation case
The fallout from an event at the University of Melbourne where women and men were asked to sit separately has been intense. The media coverage so far has focused on the issue of segregated seating in a…
The culture of silence that allows sexual harassment in the workplace to continue
A culture of silence suggests for every headline about sexual harassment, many more cases go unreported.
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