Gender
In praise of a president who offered eight dignified years free of sex scandals
A friend posted on Facebook this mock note from her daughter: Dr. Mr. Trump, I heard you on the news yesterday saying that you wanted to grab a woman’s pussy. I am ten years old so I don’t know that word yet but it seems pretty important since all the news channels are covering it and Read More...
What does a feminist foreign policy look like?
A reader responds to our previous reader roundup, which emphasized poll numbers showing that the vast majority of Americans say they believe in “equality for women” but only a small percentage of Americans identify as “feminist”: I’m rather surprised you didn’t Read More...
Why aren’t we designing cities that work for women, not just men?
In the 1990s, a simple survey in Vienna led urban planners to rethink their whole approach to infrastructure development. The questionnaire asked residents why and how they used public transportation, and the results were striking because men and women had very different responses. Men’s Read More...
Manhattan pharmacy taxing men more because America is sexist
A New York pharmacy has been on the receiving end of a backlash after announcing a new store policy that "all male customers are subject to a 7% Man Tax". The unofficial levy was announced in the window of Thompson Chemists in the Soho district of Manhattan on Monday, alongside another sign Read More...
Acupuncture can reduce hot flushes in menopausal women by half, researchers find
Women could halve the number of hot flushes they endure by turning to acupuncture, suggests new research. Hot flushes, a sudden feeling of feverish heat, are the bane of women going through the menopause. While many hot flushes last for just five minutes, as intense heat rises through the Read More...
Sexism is bad for the economy. These 4 charts prove it
Gender equality and women's empowerment can be a major boost to economies, according to a new report by the United Nations. Bringing women's income level with men, and increasing their participation in the economy can offer potential gains for basic human rights, human development and economic Read More...
Social entrepreneurship: Where the glass ceiling is already smashed
There is a growing sector where women are rising to the top, smashing through the glass ceiling as never before, and transforming the world with big ideas. It’s called social entrepreneurship and it’s disrupting the traditional status quo, fostering innovation and developing Read More...
9 countries that desperately want people to have more sex
dragon jeremiah/Flickr There are few things more important than fertility in determining a nation's future viability. Demographers suggest that a country needs a fertility rate of just over two children per woman to hit "replacement fertility" — the rate at which new births fill the spaces Read More...
Colombian women made sure gender equality was at the center of a groundbreaking peace deal with the FARC
The Colombian government and the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, signed a peace agreement to end their 50-plus-year war last week. The deal settles the main issues over which the two parties had been killing themselves and some 180,000 civilians (link in Spanish) over the course Read More...
Why we still need Feminism
Writer and feminist Sophie Cunningham has watched with growing frustration as women are increasingly marginalised: in the arts, in the media and in public life. In this provocative address, she'll argue that disinterest in women -- the overlooking of them, the disavowal of them, the occasional Read More...