We’ve been in the dark about how we use our time for more than a decade. It’s the decade that saw the rise of the smartphone, streaming and social media.
In 2017, the reduction of gender pay gaps came to a halt at the global level.
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More and more countries are relying on the approach of transparency rather than regulation. Depending on local specificities, the results to date remain mixed.
Existing evidence points to women’s greater accumulation of credentials being due to implicit biases woven throughout workplace dynamics.
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Research shows that women work more collaboratively than men in groups and create more inclusive solutions to thorny problems. More women in Washington could bridge America’s yawning partisan divide.
As more mothers re-enter the workforce, employers, governments and schools must support them.
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Universal low-cost childcare and workplace flexibility will help mothers return to the workplace and are important investments in the Australian workforce.
Having women in power may keep Ethiopia’s girls in school.
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In a survey of 600 members of the screen industry, 74% of carers felt their caring responsibilities had a negative impact on their career. Of these, 86% were women.
Amy Adams played an inter-species linguist in the 2016 film Arrival but she was a rarity. Most Hollywood films depict scholars as heroic males.
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For decades, academics have been portrayed as brilliant, heroic men on our cinema screens. It’s time to tell the story of more heroic female scholars. Here are some suggestions.
Boys and girls perform about the same in STEM at school so why the gender gap later in life?
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Since 2016, women’s colleges have seen an uptick in enrollment. We asked the leaders of three women’s colleges – Bryn Mawr, Douglass College and St Kate’s – to explain the attraction.
The Conversation publishes analysis and stories written by academics with a current university affiliation.
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If you already write for The Conversation, thank you! But less than 30% of story pitches to our Science and Technology section come from women.
While the gender gap is narrowing, women still do seven hours more housework per week than men (and that doesn’t include the child-caring).
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New data show that while the gender gap on housework is narrowing, women still carry the load.
The gulf between what Domino’s CEO Don Meij earned in 2017, A$36.8 million, and those who deliver the pizzas is extraordinary, so is the CEO worth that much?
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The evidence suggests the impact of CEOs on company performance isn’t enough to justify their sky-high pay, which is really based more on a culture of power and privilege.
The shocking lack of gender balance is not just bad for women. It’s doing the public a major disservice.
Dancers rehearse at a 2016 media call for The Australian Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Of our 28 major performing arts organisations, only three have female artistic leaders.
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