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A new database that shows the use of gendered words in major Australian newspapers tells us much about whose voices are being heard.
Donald Trump’s popularity despite his chauvinism is an ugly reminder that economic inequality and gender inequality go hand-in-hand.
Too much research focuses on “fixing women”, so let’s hear the male line on what needs to be done.
Over the next 20 years, one global strategy will help to shape our cities. Here’s what it says about women.
The millennium development goals were laudable but the approach to achieving them was flawed. An integrated, bottom-up approach is needed if the sustainable development goals are to be met by 2030.
The war on reproductive rights in Central Europe is not a backlash but a key tenet of a new illiberal form of governance.
Social media trolling, which is disproportionately aimed at women, is a sign of a much deeper malaise that must be redressed.
We know how to prevent gender-based violence, and that we must respond to survivors’ needs. The challenge is in making it happen.
Are quotas the best way to challenge sexism and discrimination in politics and workplaces?
If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.
Boosting growth could be as simple as getting more women into the workforce.
Around the world, social change is curiously one-sided.
Studies can’t predict an individual’s behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men’s versus women’s leadership styles, on average.
Australia lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to the economic and social well-being of people over 60. And the numbers are even more alarming for women.
Women’s football was introduced in the Olympics a staggering 96 years after the men’s event – and some sports still struggle with gender inequalities.
As military organisations become less oriented towards violence, the traditional, aggressive, warrior-like culture of the military has to be balanced with new task requirements.
Women are underrepresented in the energy sector at a time of rapid change and demand for new talent. Hiring more women could make energy companies more innovative and speed the shift to clean fuels.
Without quotas to correct the effects of these gender biases, the under-representation of women Coalition MPs is effectively guaranteed.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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2024 Oxford University visiting research fellow RIJS; Professor of Political Communication., La Trobe University
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Reader in Leadership and Organisation Studies, University of Birmingham
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
