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Activists and students shout slogans at a protest rally condemning a brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor in Kolkata, India on Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Rape and murder of doctor sparks nationwide protests in India

The rape and murder of a medical trainee in a hospital in Kolkata, India has sparked a string of nation-wide protests on the eve of India’s 78th anniversary of Independence from British occupation.
The fact that women are lagging behind in the use and mastery of artificial intelligence is threatening their progress in the labour market. (Shutterstock)

Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work

The majority of jobs will be affected by AI within the next 10 years. Women need to learn how to use this new technology if they don’t want to lose momentum in the job market.
Actor Halle Berry, standing in front of U.S. senators, proclaims that she’s in menopause. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more and more people are using these treatments.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns from a break in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool)

The intersectionality of hate helps make sense of the ideology of Donald Trump and the far right

The intersectionality of hate, which combines racism, antisemitism and misogyny, leads the white heterosexual male to believe that he is a victim of the “minorities” he must resist.
Annie Hughes Griffiths holds the Welsh women’s petition for peace at the White House on February 21 1924, alongside (l-r) Gladys Thomas, Mary Ellis and Elined Prys. WCIA/Temple of Peace Archives

A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story

A tour of the US was the culmination of an extraordinary peace campaign that gathered 390,296 signatures from women all over Wales. So why does it not appear in any history books?
Many pundits in the manosphere believe that men need to embrace their traditional roles as protectors, providers and producers. L. Willinger/FPG via Getty Images

How the manosphere found its way into the Black community

The Black hosts of the ‘Fresh & Fit’ podcast speak in the parlance of social justice movements, but apply it, in a twisted way, to justify misogyny.
Women CEOs are becoming increasingly disaffected by the patriarchal hierarchy and biases of the organizations they work for. (Shutterstock)

Traditional corporate leadership structures are failing women in the C-suite

With women still underrepresented in leadership globally, why aren’t organizations and investors doing more to realize the benefits that diversity brings? Perhaps it’s the C-suite that needs changing.
Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in November 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Women, peace and security initiatives should matter to all Canadians

The recent release of Canada’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security highlights challenges and opportunities that go far beyond the ‘add women and stir’ approach.

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