Cinema has helped 'entrench' gender inequality in AI
13 February 2023Study finds that just 8% of all depictions of AI professionals from a century of film are women – and half of these are shown as subordinate to men.
Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue
22 December 2022By adding a gender dimension to the theory of “affordance perception” and applying it to the home, a new hypothesis may help answer questions of why women still shoulder most housework, and why men never seem to notice.
Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report
13 July 2021New research shows the gender gap in the teaching and study of economics is still dramatic and actually getting worse. Economists argue that this is not just a problem for the discipline, but for society as a whole.
Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US
21 April 2020New data shows women and people who did not go to university are more likely to have lost work and earnings since mid-March.
Women much less likely to ask questions in academic seminars than men
27 September 2018A new study reveals a stark disparity between male and female participation in a key area of academic life and offers recommendations to ensure all voices are heard.
Cambridge astrophysicist calls on UN to help girls reach for the stars
19 June 2018A plan to build a global network of STEM ambassadors to encourage women and girls into science, put forward by a Cambridge academic to the United Nations, will be discussed at the UNSPACE+50 event this week.
Opinion: We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's one way to do this
26 April 2017Science doesn't work the same for everyone everywhere - there are huge disparities in access to scientific hardware, and in gender and minority representation in labs. In this piece from The Conversation, Jenny Molloy (Department of Earth Sciences) and Max Liboiron (Memorial University of Newfoundland) look at some of the initiatives around the world which are attempting to level the playing field for scientists.
Opinion: Would gender differences exist if we treated all people the same from birth?
22 November 2016Joe Herbert, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, explores what we mean by 'gender identity' and asks whether we should insist on an equal gender distribution across occupations and activities.
Opinion: Rape, murder, forced marriage: what girls in conflict zones get instead of education
20 May 2016Pauline Rose (Faculty of Education) discusses the importance of recognising education as part of a humanitarian response.
Women of the World Cambridge festival line-up announced
08 February 2016Author Polly Vernon and barrister Charlotte Proudman will join talks and performances and a celebration of women’s achievements as part of Cambridge’s Women of the World (WOW) Festival this March.
