It’s more complicated: Factors that influence conversations around gender and inclusivity.
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Join UsWhen Gender Equality at the Olympics Is Not So Equal
Tayla Minsburg /
The New York Times
The Games are nearing gender parity for the first time, but a series of gaffes by officials and persistent gaps in the makeup of the I.O.C. overshadow the gains.
It has taken a pandemic to crack the glass ceiling in India
Diksha Madhok /
CNN
While the economy has been battered by Covid-19, educated women in middle-to-senior positions have seen job opportunities rise in the last year, recruiters in the country told CNN Business. They attribute the shift to the trend of working from home that many companies have embraced during the pandemic.
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Gender-based murder stats differ starkly in France and Spain. Why?
Colette Davidson /
Christian Science Monitor
The stark difference in statistics – Spain has recorded 24 femicides so far this year, according to the government – is waking up French officials and activists to what needs to be done to respond to domestic violence calls, and what France might learn from its Iberian neighbor.
Sport science body to track female athletes’ hormonal changes linked to menstruation
Linda Geddes /
The Guardian
Some women experience symptoms related to their menstrual cycle such as low energy, pain or bloating. According to one recent study of female rugby players, 93% of them reported cycle-related symptoms, and 67% thought these affected their athletic performance. Even so, the menstrual cycle is among the least studied aspects of human biology.
Although there are no official statistics on workplace discrimination in China, interviews with lawyers, recruiters, academics, and labor activists point to a notable pickup in cases of employers declining to give jobs and promotions to women.