The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a landmark Recommendation on Gender Equality in the Audio-visual Sector in September 2017. This Recommendation acknowledges problems inherent in the industry from a gender equality perspective and invites governments to review their legislation and policies; collect, monitor and publish data; support research; encourage the on-going development of media literacy; and enhance the accountability processes. More...
Launch of ACT, new project on gender equality in Research and Innovation
ACT (Communities of Practice for Accelerating Gender Equality and Institutional Change in Research and Innovation across Europe) is a H2020 funded project that will advance gender equality at research organizations by facilitating collaboration between experienced institutions in the implementation of gender equality plans with less experienced ones, addressing common needs and improving assessment. More...
Case Western Reserve U. to allow students to choose gender identity
Case Western Reserve University is upgrading their student information system.
In the fall, LGBTQ students will be able to indicate their preferred pronoun on class rosters. More...
Healthy relationships education offers a real chance to reduce domestic violence
As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships – which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. In recent research we did on this issue we spoke to various professionals who work with victims of domestic abuse. More...
Parents can promote gender equality and help prevent violence against women. Here’s how
On average, at least one Australian woman is killed by a current or former partner a week, and about one in six women have experienced sexual or physical violence since the age of 15. More...
Female principals in South Africa: the dynamics that get in the way of success
There are two dominant narratives in research about female principals and educational leadership. The first centres on women’s struggles in accessing leadership positions – internal and external. The second relates to what women must deal with in retaining those positions. More...
More Than Just Bathrooms
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new study finds that while the proper restrooms are important to transgender students, they want much more to feel comfortable on their campuses. More...
Deep Springs College -- After 7-Year Struggle -- Admits Women
By Scott Jaschik. Applications were up, and women will make up two-thirds of the first-year class at small and intense institution. More...
‘The Future of Tech Is Female’
Techno-News Blog. The share of women in many science and technology fields has increased dramatically in the last generation — in some cases reaching parity with men. More...
HBCU Leaders Push to Make their Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive
Creating better inclusion for LGBTQ students at historically Black colleges and universities was the focus of the second annual “Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Leadership Summit on LGBTQ Inclusion for University Presidents and Senior Executives” hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. More...