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Gender Inequality



Contributing Articles in Gender Inequality

Nature Versus Nurture in the Gender Divide
The differences between boys and girls, even in the toddler years, are too large to be a coincidence. Is the difference due to genetics, environment, or both?
Using Enthusiastic Consent to Fight Rape Culture
Feminists have developed a consent model that goes beyond saying "no" and instead requires an enthusiastic "yes!" to avoid rape and celebrate consensual, pleasurable sex.
Male and Female Circumcision Basics
Many people mistakenly believe that circumcision is the same whether done on a male or female. Find out the differences.
Effects of Anti-Sexism Training in Schools
In an attempt to eliminate inequality between the sexes, some parents and teachers actively discourage traditional gender identification in young children.
South Australia History
Catherine Helen Spence was committed to female emancipation in Adelaide South Australia. She was Australia's first female political candidate.
Unisex Bathrooms: The Controversy
Segregated bathrooms are an idea whose time has come and gone. Unisex bathrooms are the solution to the urgent issues of personal safety and transgendered inclusion.
Transgendered Youth
Straight talk for young people who feel confused about their gender identification and want help on coming out or where to go for advice.
Transgenderism Defined
A simple focused primer on the language of diversity, that provides the reader with a foothold in the landscape of non-conforming gender.
Gender is Destiny
Sex roles are changing rapidy in the twenty-first century. Transgendered, male, female, masculine and feminine-how are they related and who decides who we are?
Migrant Women Professionals
Explore links between changes in western family structures and the migration of women professionals from industrializing nations.
Sexy TV Dads
Sexy TV dads are nurturing, flexible, suportive, collaborative and intelligent. Could this indicate a paradigm shift in fatherhood?
Women and Aids
Explore various issues acounting for the growing numbers of HIV Positive women. Gender inequality in treatment and prevention is addressed.
Gender Bias in Scientific World
Are women innately ill suited to scientific inquiry? Harvard's last President thinks so. What do others say?
The American Family
Explore debates about the American family. Is it in transformation or decline. The Progressive and Traditionalist approaches are reviewed.
Feminism and Classic Anthropology
This article explores the roots of cultural feminism and its links to classical anthropology, and the New Utopia.
Creating Social Change
This article explores the connection between ideas of change, and activism.
In Praise of Cougars
Explore the popular image of the 'cougar' - older women who date younger men.
Same-Sex Schooling
This article explores the challenges of same-sex schooling as a breech of civil liberties. Research indicates that girls thrive in same-sex classrooms.
MakingSocialChangeReal
This article looks at the potential of positive psychology in shaping social change. The change begins with you.
Postmodern Feminism
This article looks at the impact of postmodernism on 2nd wave feminism.
WomenAndFinancialSuccess
This article explores the tension between women's desire for financial independence and traditional views of femininity.
FeministYouthCulture
Feminist's active in the 60s, 70s and 80s frequently ask 'where are the young feminists?' This article explores the commodification of feminism and its connections to girl culture. Young women are often feminist in principle but actively reject the label of 'feminist'.
Feminism and Sex
This article explores changes in sexual equality since the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
GenderGapRemainsStable
This article addresses recent evidence confirming no change in the gendered wage gap in the last decade.