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Gender
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The State Of Global Gender Equity
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Despite efforts to advance gender…
The Global Gender Gap Report 2020
Our world is on its way to building fairer and more inclusive economies. One aspect where gap remains…
On The Move: What You And The City Can Do To Close The Gender Gap In Urban Mobility
The way we design our cities are far from being gender-neutral. In their paper, Laeticia Gauvin, Michele Tizzoni,…
International Women’s Day: Women have been written out of power – time is ripe for a new language of equality
As we mark International Women’s Day after a year of renewed media attention to issues of gender inequality,…
Why More Women Don’t Win Science Nobels
One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist.…
The Tech Bias : Why Silicon Valley Needs Social Theory
In the summer of 2017, a now infamous memo came to light. Written by James Damore, then an engineer at…
Can Education Become Truly Egalitarian Worldwide?
The recent Dakar (Senegal) international summit on education concluded on February 3 with the hope to raise $3.1 billion “over…
To End Poverty, We Need To Know What We Don’t Know About Women & Girls
Women make up almost half the world’s labor force and perform most of its unpaid care work, for…
Wanted: More Women Running Our Local Government
The numbers have improved, but they need to be a lot better. It’s about organizational success. “When it…
How To Design A City For Women
In 1999, officials in Vienna, Austria, asked residents of the city’s ninth district how often and why they…
If Women Built Cities, What Would Our Urban Landscape Look Like?
The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very,…