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Invisible labour
Zoe Adams
May 11, 2022
Abstract: This article brings a legal perspective to bear on debates about invisible labour. It argues that we can better understand the causes and implications of invisible labour and its relationship with gender equality by...
Explaining the gender wage gap
K Liu
Mar 09, 2016
Post-conflict women's movements in turmoil
Abstract In Liberia, women's advocacy has been crucial in bringing peace after 14 years of conflict as well as in electing Africa's first female president. While the accomplishments of the women's...
Women's leadership and the gendered consequences of austerity in the public sector
During times of economic turmoil, women often bear the cost of cuts in public spending and labor market deregulation. We argue that the adverse gendered consequences of austerity are mitigated when women occupy more political...
Challenging the "old boys club" in academia
Sara Dada, Kim Robin van Daalen, Alanna Barrios-Ruiz, Kai-Ti Wu, Aidan Desjardins, Mayte Bryce-Alberti, Alejandra Castro-Varela, Parnian Khorsand, Ander Santamarta Zamorano, Laura Jung, Grace Malolos, Jiaqi Li, Dominique Vervoort, Nikita Charles Hamilton, Poorvaprabha Patil, Omnia El Omrani, Marie-Claire Wangari, Telma Sibanda, Conor Buggy, Ebele RI Mogo
Jun 29, 2022
In light of global environmental crises and the need for sustainable development, the fields of public health and environmental sciences have become increasingly interrelated. Both fields require interdisciplinary thinking and...
Richardsonian Fiction, Women's Raillery, and Heteropessimist Humour
The fiction of Samuel Richardson is not fundamentally humourless. This article analyzes the rich vein of humour found in Pamela in her Exalted Condition (1745) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753–54) to show...
Rebecca Anne Barr
May 27, 2021
Women, Marriage and Paid Work in Post-war Britain
Helen McCarthy
Apr 03, 2019
This article explores the effects of the growth in married women's employment upon the dynamics of British marriages in the post-war period. Drawing on popular sociology, newspapers and women's magazines from the 1950s and...
The Association between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression and Influenza-like Illness Experienced by Pregnant Women in Australia
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health issue, including during pregnancy where it poses a serious risk to the woman’s health. Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) also causes significant morbidity for women...
Susan J Rees, Ruth Wells, Mohammed Mohsin, Nawal Nadar, Batool Moussa, Fatima Hassoun, Mariam Yousif, Batoul Khalil, Yalini Krishna, Heather Nancarrow, Derrick Silove, Jane Fisher
Oct 21, 2021
Diversifying Representations of Female Scientists on Social Media
In the absence of real-life role models, women scientists portrayed in the media enable young women to imagine themselves as future scientists. Both traditional media and social media have the potential to provide role...
Alexandra A Phillips, Catherine R Walsh, Korie A Grayson, Camilla E Penney, Fatima Husain
Aug 01, 2022
The Fall and Rise of Racial Inequality in London Homicides
Abstract
Research Question
How have London’s racial and demographic disparities in homicide victimisation rates changed in 2...