#MeToo is failing at university

A woman looks at an art installation of bicycles in Taipei October 28, 2011

Can women break through Asian universities’ ‘net ceiling’?

Female representation in Asian academia’s senior ranks is low by international standards. There are some encouraging signs that the situation is being addressed, but might the disproportionate effect of the Covid-19 lockdowns on women undo the good work? Joyce Lau reports

By Joyce Lau

9 July

A black female scientist working in a lab

Women in science are battling both Covid-19 and the patriarchy

The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say ‘I’m done’, write 35 female scientists

15 May

Flowers fill bullet holes in the windows of the IV Deli on May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California, after Elliot Rodger’s murderous rampage

The emotional challenges of studying online hatred of women

Several years ago, a few young men who identified as ‘involuntary celibate’ formed a self-help group. However, they went on to embrace vicious and sometimes murderous misogyny. Kaitlyn Regehr tells Ellie Bothwell why she felt impelled to explore their disturbing world

By Ellie Bothwell

16 April

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#1 Submitted by Mick Temple on August 28, 2020 - 2:30pm

I wonder if Leicester DMU have anything to say about this

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