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Why Are Indian Women Expected To Be ‘Homely’?

How does the expectation of being 'homely' restrict women's desires? Dr Geeta Patel, gender and language studies scholar, explains.

what is rust out?

Workplace ‘Rust Out’ Is As Bad For Our Mental Health As Burnout. What Does It Look Like?

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Crashing Safely

The First Female Crash Test Dummy Is Here. Why the Delay?

Decades of male-focused car safety testing reveals how gender bias is entrenched in road safety regulations.

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Caught In A Double Bind

How Stereotypes Affect Middle‑Aged Women’s Careers

gender bias doctors

Online Doctor Reviews Are Gender Biased, More Likely to Call Women ‘Cold’: Study

gender bias in search algorithms

Who Is More Likely to be Sexist

Gender Bias in Search Algorithms Shapes Hiring Choices, People’s Beliefs: Study

The use of A.I. to shape our ideas and choices may then result in reinforcing social disparities, instead of reducing them.

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Working Hard Hardly Paying

Why Talented Single Women Are Less Likely To Be Promoted Than Married Ones

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Good Old Misogyny

STEM Fields With More Women Are Often Dismissed as ‘Soft Science,’ Shows Study

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Exclusive Inclusion

What Relevance Do Gender‑Based Awards Hold Anymore?

The Brit Awards’ decision prompts questions about gendered categories in competitive awards, and why they ever existed.