gender-studies
The tower was closed on Monday, after the workers’ union said female staff had been asked to leave their stations for a visit from a group known as BAPS.
BackgroundDigital nudges have been widely explored in privacy, health, and sustainability domains; however, little empirical work has co-designed culturally grounded nudges that address Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), especially in Arab contexts. This gap is particularly significant given the strong influence of cultural norms and socio-economic structures in Arab societies, which sh…
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 7 September 2026; doi:10.3844/jssp.2026.77.90 This study examines the gender-specific dimensions of drug abuse among women and girls in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, a region affected by insurgency, poverty, and restrictive socio-cultural norms....

Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just ‘moves the crisis from one part to another’ Ministers will seriously examine converting parts of the female prison estate into cells that can safely house male prisoners, as the government looks to reduce numbers of women in prison to ease strain on the system. The prisons minister Catherine McKinnell is to look into the pract…

They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitation Sudanese women who fled to Egypt to escape the war in their country are facing increasing levels of sexual exploitation, with the Guardian told of single mothers forced to sell their bodies to survive and feed their children. Many of the women have not previously wo…
arXiv:2609.05186v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Context: Agile development methodology has been widely adopted by industry and the demand for experienced professionals in Agile-related roles is persistently high. Objectives: We focus on the learning path for a Scrum Master role in multicultural software companies and investigate the role in relation to team size, together with the learning proc…

My mother, Sheila Cross, who has died aged 82 from cancer, was an inspirational university careers adviser, while also working as a social studies tutor at the Open University (OU) for 36 years. A feminist, Sheila developed some of the earliest women’s studies courses, in the early 1970s, for Durham University. In the mid-70s, she became a tutor for the New Opportunities for Women courses run by …
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 05 September 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08661-3 Robot risk awareness, zero-sum beliefs, and hotel frontline employee’s self-objectification: the moderating roles of psychological safety and gender

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Gloria Steinem — the one-woman powerhouse who, in many ways, defined modern feminism in the United States — died Wednesday at 92 after six decades of activism. Steinem was a journalist and advocate who […]

Older widowed women in rural Zimbabwe experience multiple and interconnected socio-economic challenges that threaten their wellbeing, dignity, and quality of life. Despite the existence of social protection policies and community support initiatives, many continue to face persistent poverty, food insecurity, limited access to healthcare, social isolation, and inadequate institutional support. Thi…
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