Providing girls and women with lifelong learning opportunities will empower them to make an even greater contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This standpoint was reaffirmed by the participants of the International Seminar on Girls’ and Women’s Education, which was co-organized by UNESCO and the Government of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing from 4 to 7 June 2016. More...
Make Equality Happen!
By David Willis. In the shadow of the recent horrendous Orlando massacre, attacks on the Safe Schools program and its founder, as well as conservative attacks on gay lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer communities generally, this election is THE TIME we can all stand up and make equality happen. More...
Bluestocking Week 2016: Furthering the Feminist Agenda
By Jeannie Rea. In the last round of enterprise bargaining, the NTEU successfully negotiated provisions to support people dealing with domestic violence, including extra leave and support in the workplace to ensure that people can hold onto their jobs. More...
Global leadership league for women launches
By Amy Baker. A new Global Leadership League aimed at empowering women working in international education, a “virtual golf club”, had its official launch on the fringes of the NAFSA Conference in Denver this month. More...
Going Global: Universities key to gender equality
By Natalie Marsh. Universities have a big role to play in the UN’s HeForShe campaign, aiming to establish gender parity worldwide, leaders said at the British Council’s Going Global conference in South Africa this month. Institutions are making transformative commitments on their own campuses, they said, but women are often not found in the higher placed position of university leadership. More...
Les femmes à temps partiel et complet : quels parcours professionnels, quels profils ?
En 2014, selon l’enquête Emploi, 31 % des femmes ayant un emploi travaillent à temps partiel contre 8 % des hommes ; près de 80 % des travailleurs à temps partiel sont des femmes. Voir l'article...
La Depp révèle des différences sociales, économiques et sexuées dans la maîtrise des compétences de base
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Education.-La-Depp-revele-des-differences-sociales-economiques-et-sexuees-dans-la-maitrise-des-competences-de-base
Quartiers prioritaires." A chacune son métier", un dispositif d'Initiatives au féminin
Depuis début mai, l'association Initiatives au féminin accompagne, individuellement, 13 jeunes femmes volontaires, de 16 à 25 ans, habitant les quartiers prioritaires de Lorient et Lanester
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Quartiers-prioritaires.-A-chacune-son-metier-un-dispositif-d-Initiatives-au-feminin
US University Graduates More Female Engineers than Male

Ecoles d’ingénieurs : étudier dans un monde (presque) sans femmes
Par Agathe Charnet. L’espace de deux minutes, ils se sont mis dans la peau d’une femme. Dans une courte vidéo, Rémi, Jordan, Thibaud et Cyril ont mis en images les clichés qu’ils prêtent au quotidien des femmes, du concert de sifflets pendant le footing à l’indifférence durant les réunions professionnelles. Voir l'article...