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Pretending workplace barriers for women do not exist will not magic pay gap away

Culture

WGEA has marked Equal Pay Day by calling for employers to deal with issues of bias, discrimination and entrenched gender stereotypes.

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Here’s what I learned on gender equity from some men in their 20s

By Helena Cain

Editors' Picks

Helena Cain talked to young men in Australia to find out what they think about International Women’s Day and the equity debate.

More women in a STEM field leads people to label it a ‘soft science’

By Alysson Light

Communications & Technology

New research shows that one factor influencing the use of the labels ‘soft science’ or ‘hard science’ is gender bias.

Opinion: workplace stereotyping and casual sexism impact mental health

By Maureen Kyne

Editors' Picks

These behaviours impact state and local governments equally, and having worked with many councils, I suggest the impact is even greater than in commercial and private enterprise.

Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science

By Kevin Omland, Evangeline Rose and Karan Odom

Career Advice

Although ornithology is now a relatively gender-balanced field, more women need to be promoted into senior leadership positions so that they can lead key decisions on research directions, funding and student projects.

The ‘female’ brain: why damaging myths about women and science keep coming back in new forms

By Gina Rippon

Culture

Whenever we attempt to explain the under-representation of women in science, debunked myths seem to sneak back into the debate in different guises – no matter how often they are challenged.

Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women’s mental health

By Beatrice Alba

Culture

Everyday sexism might not be noticed by perpetrators or bystanders, but it can wear women down and is linked to poorer physical and mental health.

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