People often argue that most Western societies have achieved gender equality – women have all the same legal rights as men, and workplace discrimination based on gender is illegal. Despite this, feminists continue to argue ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2018
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Good stories are not just fairy tales made to amuse and entertain. They transmit important values that may have helped build our society, a new study found.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2018
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Brexit is one the greatest threats to women's rights and social inclusion, a new study in the Journal of Social Policy and Society reports.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2018
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BBC China editor Carrie Gracie resigned her position last week in an open letter protesting the BBC's "illegal" gender pay inequality and "the culture of secrecy that helps perpetuate it". The Equalities and Human Rights ...
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2018
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A lawsuit by three female former Google employees claiming that the company paid women less than men has been dismissed, but may reappear in a different form.
Business
Dec 7, 2017
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A roundtable led by academics and sporting professionals has explored the relationship between sporting codes and violence against women.
Social Sciences
Dec 4, 2017
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Americans appear profoundly unaware of the vast economic inequality that persists between black and white Americans in contemporary society, according to a new study by researchers at Yale University.
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2017
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Are powerful, well-to-do people more charitable? It depends. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, wealthier people are more likely to donate to charity if they endorse social inequality while less ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2017
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Sex equality in residential decision-making explains the unique social structure of hunter-gatherers, a new UCL study reveals.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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What's not to like about getting a refund? It's a possibility under equal billing plans, where consumers are charged the same amount every month for consumption-based services such as energy or water. Those billings are later ...
Economics & Business
May 6, 2015
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