Gender equality benefits everyone

Progress towards gender equality begins in universities

Encouraging the use of inclusive language and implementing policies against gender-based violence on campus can lead to wider societal change, say Amparo Galbis and Cristiana Oliveira

By Amparo Galbis

9 February

People protest at the parliament building at Budapest on April 4, 2017

Gender studies under threat worldwide, says subject pioneer

Joan Wallach Scott warns of a ‘vision of the world in which men are superior to women’ in final protest against CEU expulsion from Hungary

By David Matthews

4 December

The absence of women in science’s history could help bridge today’s gender gap

Understanding the barriers female scientists have historically overcome could help to increase women’s participation in scientific fields, argues Claire Jones

By Claire Jones

9 December

‘A plant in the middle of the desert’: women and STEM in the Arab world

Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East

By Matthew Reisz

7 February

Gender equality benefits everyone

Universities should take more action to highlight and nurture talent in young women, says Jane Turner

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