gender

Beneath the headlines: Readings from a citizens’ perceptions survey

In this write-up, I want to go beneath the headline, offer a snapshot of the average mood of the nation.

No doubt boxers in gender dispute are women: IOC president Bach

"We are talking about women's boxing. We have two boxers who were born as women, raised as women, who have passports as women and who have competed for many years as women and this is a clear definition of a woman," Thomas Bach told a press conference.

Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector

Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives

Our gender pay gap is fixable

Generally, occupations that are typically “feminine” are also considered less prestigious and pay less.

FEATURE / Begum Rokeya and Begum Sufia An enduring “mother-daughter” bond

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and Begum Sufia Kamal (1911-1999), two icons in Bangla literature and culture, were not kins but kindred spirits.

‘Women, Gender and Development': Rocky ride along the evolutionary scale

Nazmunnessa Mahtab has written a quite all-encompassing book on women and gender issues.    

Fiction / Woolf in the wind

This was a conversation between two friends.A conversation inspired by Virginia Woolf, who passed away on March 28, 1941

Why Iceland is a masterclass in equality

The government is better than any other nation in supporting single mothers. Parental leave is generous, and the choices and decisions by all are respected.

Fashion does not need to be gendered

The relationship between fashion and gender is often set by society’s standards and not scientific facts.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Beneath the headlines: Readings from a citizens’ perceptions survey

In this write-up, I want to go beneath the headline, offer a snapshot of the average mood of the nation.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

No doubt boxers in gender dispute are women: IOC president Bach

"We are talking about women's boxing. We have two boxers who were born as women, raised as women, who have passports as women and who have competed for many years as women and this is a clear definition of a woman," Thomas Bach told a press conference.

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector

Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives

October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023

Our gender pay gap is fixable

Generally, occupations that are typically “feminine” are also considered less prestigious and pay less.

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Begum Rokeya and Begum Sufia An enduring “mother-daughter” bond

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and Begum Sufia Kamal (1911-1999), two icons in Bangla literature and culture, were not kins but kindred spirits.

May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023

‘Women, Gender and Development': Rocky ride along the evolutionary scale

Nazmunnessa Mahtab has written a quite all-encompassing book on women and gender issues.    

April 1, 2023
April 1, 2023

Woolf in the wind

This was a conversation between two friends.A conversation inspired by Virginia Woolf, who passed away on March 28, 1941

March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023

Why Iceland is a masterclass in equality

The government is better than any other nation in supporting single mothers. Parental leave is generous, and the choices and decisions by all are respected.

January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023

Fashion does not need to be gendered

The relationship between fashion and gender is often set by society’s standards and not scientific facts.

November 9, 2022
November 9, 2022

Man who never received female attention shares meme that says “women”

Shadman Sakib gave up on love forever after his 43rd attempt to talk to a girl went in vain.