Quatre ans après le lancement de sa Charte d'engagement LGBT*, l’association l’Autre Cercle dévoile la première étude réalisée sur le sujet en entreprise, et retranscrite dans l'ouvrage « Mon employeur a fait son coming out ». Plus...
Women make up majority of U.S. medical school enrollment—but not in Indiana
It’s a good time for women interested in medical school. More...
N.J. university blocks Chick-fil-A as dining option
Rider University removed the restaurant from a survey asking students what restaurants they would like on campus, “based on the company’s record widely perceived to be in opposition to the LGBTQ community.” The fast-food chain was included in previous surveys. More...
Feds want to write transgender students out of Title IX, but colleges should tread carefully
In October, a leaked memo revealed the Trump administration is crafting a narrow definition of gender under Title IX that would be determined by sex at birth and verified through a birth certificate or genetic testing — a move that would leave the some 1.4 million Americans who are transgender without key federal civil rights protections. More...
Tokyo Medical University to accept applicants rejected due to rigging
Tokyo Medical University on Wednesday announced measures to rectify the situation for applicants who were rejected in 2017 and 2018 due to a rigged admissions process. More...
Two more Japanese medical schools admit discriminating against women
A sexism row engulfing Japan’s medical schools has deepened after two more universities admitted discriminating against female applicants, months after it was revealed that Tokyo Medical University had manipulated exam scores to favour male candidates. More...
Female scholars are marginalised on Wikipedia because it's written by men
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia edited collectively by a global community, arguably determines the narrative about who has power and influence in our world. It is the largest global source of information and the fifth most visited website in the world; the English-language Wikipedia had more than 7.7bn page views in October. More...
Encouraging More Women to Pursue Skilled Trades
By Ashley A. Smith. Missouri's first female lineman is using her teaching position to draw more women into the male-dominated field. More...
Global Attack on Gender Studies
By Elizabeth Redden. Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it. More...
Judge Requires Eastern Michigan to Restore Women's Tennis
By Emma Whitford. Eastern Michigan University has hired a new coach and will reinstate its women’s tennis team after a judge ruled that cutting the team violated Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination, the Detroit Free Press reported. More...