Different terms are regularly used in theories of sexuality and gender, for example sex, gender, gender identity, gender expressions, gender roles, sexual orientation. It is important to be clear ...

As a strategy for achieving gender equality, gender mainstreaming involves a process of incremental change in policies, strategies and activities. The long term objective is that attention to gender ...

Social scientists and gender theorists have long debated the causes of achievement disparities between males and females in certain competencies. For example, if we find (as we do) that most engineers ...

Previous research has asserted that women and men in gender-equal countries differ more in their preferences than women and men in less equal countries, for example, by making more traditional ...

Last week, reports emerged that the G7 leaders meeting in Italy were grappling with issues related to gender parity, including the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right. Unlike last year, ...

"Approximately 10% of women and girls currently live in extreme poverty, defined as earning less than $2.15 per day. Projections suggest that by 2030, around 8% will still be in extreme poverty," said ...

Women’s empowerment is an essential element of gender equality. However, gender equality is not just a ‘woman’s issue’. Gender equality and women’s rights are human rights issues that require men’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Despite significant progress over the past few decades, ...

Rachael Jefferson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the home, new research shows. Subscribe to our ...

The Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, with a focus on the risks and opportunities presented by AI. In today’s conclusions, the Council proposes ...

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney Elizabeth Hill receives funding from ...