Gender

Mission implausible

“OUR mission is what drives us to do everything possible to expand human potential.” As a credo, it sounds suitably inspiring. But which member of …

Transgenders strip naked in South Delhi's Green Park, bring traffic to halt

In a protest that inconvenienced the traffic on the roads of Greek Park in South Delhi, a group of transgenders stripped naked and danced on the …

Football’s first out trans referee officiates her first game

The UK’s first openly trans referee is set to officiate her first match on Sunday afternoon (August 19).<p>Lucy Clark is the only out transgender …

These models risk abuse and violence on the streets - but they're refusing to hide in the shadows

Joni Grace Indolent was attacked from behind in June.<p>Her attacker didn’t say anything, so she doesn’t know if the incident, on Oxford Road in …

DeVos' Education Department has ignored mistreatment of transgender students

Transgender students who have faced abuse and mistreatment at their schools have sent complaints to the Department of Education that have been …

Trans students: A test of identity for U.S. girls schools

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Secondary schools for girls across the United States are grappling with a difficult and increasingly common question: what is the best approach when a student or applicant no longer identifies as female or is going through a gender transition?<p>As students who are openly …

The IMF and the Politics of Austerity in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis

• http://global.oup.com/academic/covers/uk/pop-up/9780198813088<p><b>Ben Clift</b><p>Provides the first comprehensive analysis of major shifts in IMF fiscal policy …

Harvard’s Last Sorority Disappears as Alpha Phi Buckles to College Pressure, Goes Co-Ed | News | The Harvard Crimson

Sorority members gather outside the Sheraton Commander on bid day Wednesday morning.<p>Photo: Amy Y. Li<p>The last sorority just disappeared from Harvard’s …

Commentary: Gender equality is not just a 'women’s issue'

SINGAPORE: According to a survey of 809 teenage boys that AWARE published last year, nine in 10 teenage boys reported facing pressures to be “manly” …

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Robin Tran: How You Tell An Irreverent Transgender Joke, Respectfully

In the polarizing debate about whether or not trans people should ever be the butt of jokes, Robin Tran’s work offers the answer: Yes, so long as the …

Podcast Ep. 231: The Disturbing Details from the PA Catholic Church Scandal

By Hemant Mehta<p>In our latest podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past week in politics and atheism.<p>We talked about:<p>— The grand jury’s report on the …

Article 5(a) and Article 5(b) – The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

—<b>Article 5</b><i>The organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system should, within their respective fields of competence, contribute to the</i> …

Between Two Worlds: Hekate, Mariah and Me

Several weeks ago I had a feeling that Hekate was going to ask me to do something. One day later I found out what it was when I was asked to help out …

Research Article: “Gendered Citation Patterns Across Political Science and Social Science Methodology Fields”

The following article was recently published in P<i>olitical Analysis</i>, a peer-reviewed journal from Cambridge University Press (CUP).<p>At the present time …

Last year only 324 men took parental leave, and it's an issue

Millennial men felt least included of anyone in their workplace, said Miranda Burdon, chief executive of Global Women, in a speech outlining new …

San Francisco Cop Sues Over Antigay Discrmination

A gay police officer in the famously LGBTQ-friendly city of San Francisco is suing his department over antigay discrimination.<p>Brendan Mannix, 28, …

Venn diagram of the day: Is gender a social construct? Well, it all depends.....

The Venn diagram above was inspired by Heather Mac Donald’s <i>City Journal</i> article “Gender Is a Construct—Except When It’s Not,” here’s a slice:<p>A …

Global Gender Gap Report 2017 - Reports - World Economic Forum

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Transgender not ‘historic’ moment

Tuesday’s primary results were hailed as “historic” by a number of media outlets. “Vermont Democrats made history Tuesday,” declared the Burlington …

Government has zero tolerance for crimes against children and women – David Mabuza

Iavan Pijoos<p>Deputy president David Mabuza says government will have a "zero tolerance attitude to crimes against women and children".<p>"We are gripped …

Art attack

Society<p>Image: Alamy<p>For years Berlin and its cheap studio rent acted as a clarion call for the continent’s artists and musicians. But there are signs …

Igniting the Competitive Fire in Men

I couldn’t help but notice the tall, athletic, Italian looking man in a room mostly populated by women in San Francisco’s City Hall. I was there …

The big picture: Muholi’s searching gaze

Zanele Muholi is best known for the series, <i>Faces and Phases</i>, portraits of hundreds of black gay and lesbians in Muholi’s native South Africa. The power of the project lies in its scale and ambition. “Collectively, the portraits are at once a visual statement and an archive,” Muholi told the <i>New</i> …

How to Make the Newsroom Gender-Just

Lessons from the American Women’s Media Centre on amplifying women’s voices.<p>Written by |<p>On her recent trip to India, Cristal Williams Chancellor, …

The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security

• http://global.oup.com/academic/covers/uk/pop-up/9780190638276<p>Edited by <b>Sara E. Davies</b> and Edited by <b>Jacqui True</b><p>Oxford Handbooks<p>Provides a comprehensive …

Children's Book Review: Quiver: A Novel by Julia Watts. Three Rooms, $15.95 paper (300p) ISBN 978-1-941110-66-9

Quiver: A Novel<p>Julia Watts. Three Rooms, $15.95 paper (300p) ISBN 978-1-941110-66-9<p>Libby’s evangelical Christian family lives in rural Tennessee, …

Preventing sexual harassment in workplace begins with zero tolerance

CLOSE<p>Brittany Rostron, who has worked in various behind-the-camera roles over a decade in Hollywood, shares her lessons on navigating the landmines …

'NTR Trust Skill Development Centre' inaugurated

Heritage Foods Executive Director and Trustee of NTR Trust Nara Brahmani inaugurated the 'NTR Trust Skill Development Centre (SDC)' at Sri City, here …

Ruby Rose believes efforts to erase LGBT discrimination is a ‘work in progress’

Ruby Rose, the 32-year-old Australian actress recently cast as Batwoman, has spoken out to say she thinks ‘progress’ is being made towards erasing …