By Colleen Flaherty. Male students were 3.2 times more likely than women to say they were smarter than their partners, the paper says. A male student with a 3.3 grade point average is likely to say that he is smarter than 66 percent of his classmates, while a woman with the same GPA is likely to say she’s smarter than 54 percent of her peers, based on an advanced analysis. More...
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Attempts to bridge the gap between women and men in science and technology fields are unlikely to be fully successful unless there are equal opportunities for women at the levels of education, career advancement and leadership positions, participants at the recent Next Einstein Forum (NEF) held in Kigali heard. More...
Initié en 2017 par la production d’un film d’animation présentant un état des lieux de la situation, l’Afdas lance un signal fort en direction des professionnels du champ sur les questions d’égalité femmes / hommes dans la culture.
L’Afdas s’engage à promouvoir l’égalité professionnelle des femmes et des hommes et, ainsi, à faire changer ces chiffres. Plus...
Journée Femmes & Numérique le 5 avril 2018 à Lyon
Cette journée est ouverte aux femmes en recherche d’emploi, en reconversion, étudiantes ou en emploi, qui souhaitent découvrir, échanger, enrichir leurs compétences sur les métiers du numérique et de la tech. Plus...
Deux dates sont à retenir ce mois-ci : le 8 mars, journée internationale des droits des femmes, et le 21 mars, journée internationale des forêts. Deux causes que soutient le programme Erasmus + à travers des projets qu'il finance. Plus...
The National Union of Students (NUS) Women’s Committee celebrated the work of women everywhere and recognised how much is left to do during the International Women’s Day 2018.
NUS Women’s Campaign supported both the International Women’s Strikes on 8 March and the UCU (University and College Union) strike – a significant labour dispute where lecturers are striking to save their pensions. Although the two may appear unconnected, it’s important to note that both involve workers in the education sector and both concern the demands for better wages and better living standards. More...
On 8 March 2018, The European Students’ Union (ESU) joined the worldwide campaign #PressforProgress to raise awareness following the publication of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report which shows that we are as far as 200 years from achieving gender parity. On the upside, we see a growing global movement striving for equality. More...
A Malaysian university has held a forum to ‘convert’ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, drawing condemnation from rights activists, reports The Straits Times. More...
By . From 6-9 March 2018, the OECD is host to ‘Fearless Girl’, a casting of the diminutive and plucky bronze statue that’s been staring down the 3-ton ‘Charging Bull’ on Wall Street since International Women’s Day last March. Fearless Girl was conceived by asset manager State Street Global Advisors and its advertising agency McCann to ignite a conversation on women in corporate leadership—and to signal the launch of State Street’s index fund based on gender-diverse companies (trading symbol: SHE). More...
The OECD policy paper Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations (October 2017) demands a “fundamental shift in perspective on gender.” It challenges the donor community to understand gender and conflict more holistically, more deeply and more politically with a strong focus on women as agents of change. More...
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