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30 novembre 2018

Putting LGBTI issues in the school curriculum goes far beyond ‘political correctness’

The ConversationScotland has become the first country in the world to take the bold and innovative step of embedding lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered and intersex (LGBTI) teaching across the curriculum. In practice, the changes will mean that pupils in state schools learn about what it means for people to be part of the LGBTI community, the history of LGBTI equality movements and the prejudices faced by LGBTI people, both historically, and in contemporary society. More...
29 novembre 2018

Women Are Angry

By Eboo Patel. When progressives say "women" do we really mean only the women with whom we agree. More...

28 novembre 2018

Presidents Oppose End of Trans Protections

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. The heads of Rutgers University, Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison asked Betsy DeVos in an open letter Thursday “to do everything you can” to stop the Trump administration from undermining the rights of transgender students. More...

28 novembre 2018

‘The Assault on Gender and Gender Studies’

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. The American Association of University Professors’ Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure and its Committee on Women in the Academic Profession on Thursday released a statement on the Trump administration’s reported plan to narrow the definition of gender under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits gender-based discrimination. More...

28 novembre 2018

The Impact of Female Chairs

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. What a difference a chair makes: study finds female chairs improve departments' gender diversity and equity. More...

27 novembre 2018

First female chancellor of Women’s University in Africa

The first female chancellor of Zimbabwe’s Women’s University in Africa, Ghanaian Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has pledged to support the university in advancing the dreams of the institution’s two visionary founders – Professor Hope Sadza and Dr Fay Chung – who took action to create a pathway for women to access higher education, reports Ghana Web. More...
27 novembre 2018

Why women-only professorship appointments are needed

By Tony McMahon, Anne Scott and Colin Scott. When the Irish Government published the highly-anticipated Gender Action Plan 2018-20 earlier this month, it was the proposal for a Government of Ireland Senior Academic Talent Initiative which received most attention, both positive and negative. More...
27 novembre 2018

New strategy promotes women in HE and research

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Women’s participation in higher education, research and innovation is one of two cross-cutting themes at the heart of the updated Africa Strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), which was introduced earlier this month. More...
27 novembre 2018

Record Number of Female Rhodes Scholars

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The Rhodes Trust on Sunday named 32 new winners of Rhodes Scholarships, which cover two or three years of study at the University of Oxford. More...

26 novembre 2018

Massachusetts Keeps Trans Protections

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. State rejects bid to repeal law providing for equality in public accommodations. Higher ed leaders pushed to keep law. In Seattle, voters approve property tax hike to pay for free community college. More...

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