Gender Equality Related Content

Gender equality is essential to develop and sustain the capacity for sustainable development although, ironically, STEM subjects and professions see the greatest gender digital divide and especially in developing economies.

Victoria Knight, Strategic Campaigns Director at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, explores the importance of education in overcoming the STEM diversity gap.

Girls in education are at a higher chance of success at school in Sub-Saharan Africa if they can already speak ­­English – as taught language can affect academic accomplishment.

People who undergo Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy have high grades of satisfaction with the physical and psychological effects – and have fewer suicidal thoughts.

Women in leadership are the future and they should push for career progress, according to seasoned Leadership Coach Sarah Jones.

Individuals who form the gender minority at work are more likely to experience sexual harassment in the workplace and leave the job.

Research finds that with greater gender equality in education there is a lower prison admission rate for females – but not males.

Machine learning algorithms have found that men are represented four times more than women in literature, with transgender and non-binary people largely missing.

Women’s earnings have been found to decrease following the birth of their first child – but the drop in salary is not applicable to fathers.

Women with promotions are more frustrated at work – as promotions are at a greater emotional benefit for men than women.

Current health guidelines are based on studies in men - lacking sex-specific research for issues like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes in women.

Women are noticeably underrepresented in many academic professions, with a distinct lack of women in economics – particularly in universities.

Obstacles to registering births across Africa has led to millions of unregistered children – potentially preventing people from attaining essential human rights later in life.

Diversity in medicine across the U.S is not equal with population changes – while women see gains in representation, minority groups continue to go underrepresented.

Seagull Scientific explores women in the supply chain workforce and how diverse leadership can enhance the efficiency of these systems.

Rates of homicide by gun violence, for adults who live with handgun owners, were twice as high compared to adults who did not – the victims being primarily women.

Participants in women-only meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous experience a strong feeling of loneliness and rejection, due to the social stigma tied to female alcohol dependence.

Open Access Government delves into the innovation cohesion priorities of Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, for 2022 and beyond.

Gender parity in the public sector remains an essential endeavour: with diversity and inclusion at the forefront of modern politics, we still beg the question, where are all the women?

Girls experience social media use effects often at 11-13, whereas boys experience this later at 14-15 – adolescents who use social media more have a lower life satisfaction.