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Overcoming stigma around gynaecological health is key to gender health equity
Stigma around gynaecological health is perpetuating health inequities; we spoke to UK charity Wellbeing of Women about the impact of unmet needs in women’s healthcare and the strategies for change.
Policy priorities for gender and entrepreneurship
Read here about policy suggestions from an academic-practitioner collaboration for gender and entrepreneurship.
UK gender gap in health: How can remote monitoring create fair female healthcare?
Natalie Duffield explains how Inhealthcare – a UK leader in digital health and remote monitoring – is helping NHS organisations to develop and deliver technologies that can help close the gender gap in health outcomes and provide fair access to women’s clinical services.
The gender stereotyping of entrepreneurship
Professors Jennings and Tonoyan distill prior research and chart avenues for future research.
Professor Ingela Naumann and the importance of childcare policy for gender equality and social...
Ingela Naumann is a leading expert in the fields of childcare and gender equality policy with an international and comparative focus. Working at the University of Fribourg, she examines how social and education policies improve equality, fairness and social wellbeing in society.
Is there an innovation gender gap amongst entrepreneurs?
Professors Strohmeyer, Tonoyan, and Jennings examine the innovation gender gap amongst entrepreneurs, citing the importance of a Jack (or Jill)-of-all-trades skillset.
Challenging prehistoric gender roles: Women as hunters too
Recent findings challenge prehistoric gender roles that have long portrayed men as hunters and women as gatherers but new research destroys this concept.
Accessing childcare: Parents’ logistical challenges and gender equality
Prof Ingela Naumann from the University of Fribourg, explains why reducing parents' logistical challenges in coordinating work and childcare matters for gender equality.
Factors that contribute to the gender gap in entrepreneurial self-confidence
A study by Professors Dempsey and Jennings offers key insights into why women tend to be less confident than men in their entrepreneurial ability.
Testing the clinical mechanisms of ADHD with depression and gender
£2.4 million has been funded to trials evaluating the clinical mechanisms of ADHD, with consideration to its progression with depression, parental impact, and ADHD in women.
Gender inequality in computer science begins in early elementary-school years
Researchers find that gender inequality in computer science begins for girls as early as the third grade.
Gender and racial bias in the NHS: Disparities in specialty training
Racial bias in the NHS is affecting those able to apply and get into specialty training programs, exacerbated further by disparities in gender.
The importance of good childcare services for gender equality
Professor Ingela Naumann at Fribourg University discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on childcare arrangements and family wellbeing, and how it highlighted gendered care norms.
Why do the effects of an anti-ageing drug differ with gender?
The effect of the anti-ageing drug rapamycin differs in male and female fruit flies, find researchers, who seek to understand how sex influences the development of age-related disease.
How businesses can address the lack of gender diversity in senior roles
Gender diversity in senior roles is a topic of increasing importance in the business world, with women still significantly underrepresented in leadership positions.
‘Heteronormativity’ can affect transgender and non-binary people at work
Some of the challenges that transgender and non-binary staff can face are due to the workplace culture of ‘heteronormativity’, which can impact inclusivity.
Gender gaps in drug trials harm women’s health through overmedication
When conducting drug trials, it is vital to include women and men in research to prevent gender gap issues like adverse drug reactions.
90% of female-identifying transgender prisoners kept in male prisons
Across the UK, changes are being made to the framework policies for the allocation of transgender prisoners – most with thorough risk assessments.
Gender savings gap: Women save 35% less than men in the UK
Women across the UK save a third less than their male counterparts due to a gender savings gap, leaving a disparity of 40% between men and women at the age of retirement.
Gender neutral toilet signs improve attitudes towards trans and nonbinary people
Something as simple as seeing gender neutral toilet signs in public places is linked to adolescents becoming more accepting of trans and nonbinary people.