In an industry still dominated by men, career satisfaction and rewarding salaries are helping women push for change. More...
Menstrual symptoms including pain, heavy bleeding and low mood may be linked to nearly nine days of lost productivity per woman every year, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal this week. More...Los derechos humanos están hechos de una materia tan vulnerable, y que no es otra que la que deriva de nuestra dignidad compartida, que siempre han de merecer una singular atención. More...Son jóvenes y sufren discriminación múltiple. Se ve con especial claridad en el caso de las mujeres trans, quienes muchas veces acaban ejerciendo la prostitución como única fuente de ingresos viable. Esta y otras conclusiones se extraen de un reciente estudio en el que queda patente que la población LGTBIQ+ sufre en altos porcentajes delitos de odio. More...What kind of storybooks should be read to children? This question has been contentious — so much so that when I was teaching in a public elementary school in Ontario 10 years ago, certain books were kept in a separate room in the library apart from regular circulation. These were books featuring stories about same-sex families or gender diversity. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A new study finds that the gender pay gap for university presidents -- currently about 9 percent -- in large part disappears at the most elite colleges and universities. More...
Women have now held the presidential office at Brown University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia. More...
All 12 members of Edinburgh University’s staff pride network committee have resigned after accusing the university authorities of “failing to take a stand against transphobic hate on campus”. More...
Ex-BBC trustee will also be first female head in 500-year history of Jesus College, Cambridge. More...
As Father’s Day approaches, it’s fitting that we reflect on the impact of child care on families and children. Fathers may want to stay home and raise their children, but it’s often not financially viable. A Pew Research Center study in the U.S. found that dads who work outside the home were just about as likely as moms to say they prefer to be home with their children (48 per cent of dads versus 52 per cent of moms). More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
