Everyday sexism strikes again – The story of how one woman scholar was erased from co-authorship of her own book by the seemingly effortless (but in fact effortful), apparently unconscious sexism of NPR announcer Anders Kelto. “Is there anything more gratifying to a nice, liberal academic than turning on NPR and hearing them talk about a book […]

GENDER-NET is a pilot transnational research policy initiative funded by the European Commission under the Science in Society work programme of the seventh Framework Programme (FP7), designed to address the common challenges still facing European research institutions in achieving gender equality in research and innovation. www.gender-net.eu

Cécile Duflot, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem: plusieurs femmes politiques, qui avaient réussi à compter, ont jeté l’éponge. A l’heure des campagnes #MeToo, comment ne pas y voir un signal d’alerte? Libération, Tribune, 10 April 2018 Read the article  

Two men hold hands in a public place, but even in 2018, something’s not quite right. Time For Love is a poem that explores homophobia in modern society, and also the concept of normality. Do the pressures of convention turn us against one another? Is love the price? BBC The Social, 9 April 2018 Watch the […]

In the 1960s, a young Gloria Steinem poses as a cocktail waitress at the Playboy Club to research an expose on its sexist work environment. Drunk History by Comedy Central, 15 February 2018 Watch the video

“When it comes to silencing women,” writes Mary Beard, “Western culture has had thousands of years of practice.” Academe is no exception. A recent conference at Stanford University featured 30 speakers — all of them men, all of them white. The incident sparked ridicule and outrage, as well as a sense that higher education is […]