Depending on whom you ask, foot-binding was everything from a bizarre cultural fetish that placed male ideas of beauty ahead of women's health and well-being to a brutal tradition intended to keep women subservient to men.
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2018
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In a study of rural communities in five countries, researchers found that women provide far more hours caring for others in their daily lives than do their male counterparts. Leyla Karimli, assistant professor of social welfare ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2017
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In order to accurately identify skulls as male or female, forensic anthropologists need to have a good understanding of how the characteristics of male and female skulls differ between populations. A new study from North ...
Other
Apr 12, 2012
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La Trobe University, in partnership with the Center Against Sexual Violence Central Victoria (CASA-CV), has released the findings of an important study published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues highlighting the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2024
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While most scientific research fields maintain open-access data policies, access to forestry data remains limited.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2024
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Blocked from pursuing their careers and left without any source of income. Isolated from friends, coworkers and community. Low credit scores or resumé gaps that dog them for years after the abuse.
Social Sciences
May 8, 2023
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While a lot of attention has been given to the unprecedented protests in China about the "dynamic zero COVID" policy, not much has been written about the wider political context, and particularly the young people leading ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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Information technology and the internet have proven to be a strong force for building collective action groups and mobilizing communities of protesters. Among the main advantages of digital and online activism are its increasing ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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Rental housing in Australia is less affordable than ever before. It is no exaggeration to call the situation a crisis, with vacancy rates at record lows.
Economics & Business
May 9, 2022
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Domestic and family violence perpetrators commonly use technology such as phones and other devices as a weapon to control and entrap victims and survivors, alongside other forms of abuse. This "digital coercive control" is ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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