gender-studies

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has announced an exciting PhD scholarship opportunity for researchers passionate about addressing one of the most critical social and workplace issues of our time — gender-based violence in the context of work. This prestigious research opportunity invites motivated scholars to contribute to groundbreaking academic work exploring how gender-based violence impact…

Medha Raj, Amity Law School, Patna, Amity University ABSTRACT Workplace sexual harassment is a flagrant affront to the freedom, equality, human dignity, and rights of women that are enshrined in the Indian Constitution. It poses a threat to women's mental and physical health as well as their capacity to fully engage in the workforce and the economy. Patriarchal societal dynamics, institutional si…

Terry Reed, found guilty of rape and molestation of a juvenile, called ‘utter failure of a man’ by victim’s mother A suburban New Orleans religious pastor has been sentenced to 80 years’ imprisonment after being convicted of sexually molesting two boys – the third time in which he was found guilty of abusing minors. While Terry Reed received his punishment at a state court hearing on Thursday, th…

Despite an increase in antisemitism and anti-Jewish feeling in the UK, adult conversions are on the rise For Elizabeth Arif-Fear, there was no single moment when she realised she wanted to be Jewish. “It was just a journey over time,” she says. The 37-year-old interfaith activist was born Christian, then converted to Islam and was Muslim for 14 years, before realising that that faith was also not…

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02890-x The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is tasked with supporting the community and promoting scientific accomplishments by queer individuals within the American astronomical community.

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02891-w As part of Pride month, three early-career astronomers and members of the American Astronomical Society Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) share their research and motivation to pursue professional careers in astronomy.

Samikshaa, BBA LLB (Hons), Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT Dowry deaths are often treated as sudden tragedies, but they rarely begin with a woman's death. They begin much earlier in the silences she is taught to maintain, the suffering she is expected to tolerate, and the warnings that are repeatedly dismissed as ordinary marital problems. Behind every dowry death is a…

This research will examine how aspects of an undergraduate learning environment, specifically seating choices and spatial positioning of female-presenting students, affects classroom success for female-identifying engineering students. Existing literature highlights the underrepresentation of women in engineering and gender disparities in STEM education, which persist from elementary school throu…

Shoko Kawata’s decision to take time off to have a baby – an unprecedented step for a mayor – has sparked weeks of debate inside Japan In many other nations, no one would blink an eye. But when Japanese mayor Shoko Kawata announced she was taking maternity leave, her decision made headline news, spawned opinion polls and sparked a national debate. And that debate is still unfolding in Japan, ever…

I thought a lot about how to write this piece because it is not easy to think of myself as an ally to my queer friends. This is only because it is, to me, completely unfathomable that we, in this century, in 2026, still need to be allies. Honestly, there is convenience in moving on with our lives, turning a blind eye to injustice, and even questioning the mere existence of campaigns like the prid…

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A new study published in Human Nature reports that parents do not simply invest more in daughters or sons overall, rather, their investment differs by domain, with mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons showing distinct patterns.

People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas. But the vitriol I recently experienced was not a healthy debate For as long as I can remember, I have known I am a girl. That certainty is as instinctive as knowing I am right-handed. It is difficult to explain to someone who has never been transgender or loved someone who is, but I have never lived this way to gain an a…

John J Numpeli, Sree Narayana Law College, Poothotta, Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. ABSTRACT This article explores the role of law as a vital mechanism for "social engineering" in the ongoing transformation of women’s social and economic status. By tracing the historical trajectory of women’s rights from the intellectual equality of the early Vedic period to the significant d…

Ms. Anjali Gaur, JVWU Dr. Bhoma Ram, JVWU ABSTRACT Sexual harassment in the workplace in India is a widespread but under- reported dignity and equality violation, especially among women who are in the vulnerable type of employment. The passage of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 was a crucial legislative move in enshrining preventative …

Exclusive: Cain has been lauded by corporation for his appeal to young men despite history of abusive and misogynistic remarks • Warning: this article contains sexually explicit, offensive language A BBC presenter lauded by the corporation for his appeal to young male audiences has a history of making abusive and misogynistic remarks about women, whom he has variously called “slags”, “sluts”, “ps…

Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities Last summer, Xiaocao, a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. Along with another volunteer, she wanted to investigate. After leaving Beijing, the two volu…

Editor’s Note: PRI sponsored Father Patrick Pullicino’s attendance at the Fourth African Parliamentary Conference on Family Sovereignty and Values.  Here is his report from the front lines.  Father Pullicino and PRI President Steven Mosher are both members of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and The Family. I was asked by The John […] The post Pro-Life Africans Gather to Oppose Abortion an…

Léa Pessin, Kevin Munger Sociological Science June 16, 2026 10.15195/v13.a26 Abstract Despite substantial gender convergence in education and employment, women continue to perform a disproportionate share of housework. We employ a novel visual conjoint experiment to isolate the normative mechanisms underlying this persistent inequality. Using AI-generated photorealistic images, we systematically …

Exclusive: Commons motion calls for code of practice to be blocked amid concerns over impact on transgender people A number of Labour MPs are increasingly doubtful that the guidance on how organisations should implement the supreme court ruling on sex as it applies in the Equality Act is workable in the real world, with some predicting it will unleash a wave of competing legal claims. A total of …