Women’s pain is routinely underestimated and the reason is gender stereotyping

Because of the false belief that women are oversensitive to pain, and exaggerate it more easily, healthcare staff often discount their verbal reports.

Amanda C de C Williams, The Conversation

· Sep 26, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Google Translate is sexist. What it needs is a little gender-sensitivity training

Using targeted training can help artificial intelligence in avoiding gender stereotyping.

Stefanie Ullmann, The Conversation

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Danielle Saunders, The Conversation

· Apr 05, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India’s official data sources fall short in addressing critical issues of women and girls

Lack of sex-disaggregated data is resulting in a limited understanding of gender issues and poorly designed policies and programmes.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 08, 2020 · 07:30 pm

From ‘spinster’ and ‘old maid’ to ‘self-partnered’: How the single woman has been seen over the ages

Unmarried women of a certain age have always alarmed society. Even in the 21st century, is there some unease over being past your 20s and still single?

Amy Froide, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Smallpox was eradicated from India in 1977. These are the women who made it possible

Mary Guinan and Cornelia E Davis’s memoirs show how they battled sexism – at home and abroad – to become trailblazers in the world of public health.

Namrata Ganneri, The Conversation

· Dec 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Interview: Men and women report similar levels of workplace bias in India’s engineering sector

Joan Williams, a professor of law who has authored a study on the topic, explains the impact of workplace bias on employees and companies.

Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 05, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Missing on Wikipedia: Stories of women in history (and female editors)

Despite its efforts, Wikipedia’s coverage of women is less comprehensive. What can be done to change the numbers?

Tamar Carroll, The Conversation

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Lara Nicosia, The Conversation

· Mar 19, 2018 · 09:30 pm

The freelance work culture could actually put women at a further disadvantage

A study shows that the gig economy may strengthen the invisible advantage men have at work.

Hernán Galperin, The Conversation

· Jan 05, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Woman, interrupted: Even the most powerful women are frequently cut short by men

A study has found that overall, female justices in the US Supreme Court are three times more likely to be interrupted than their male colleagues.

Dylan Schweers

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Tonja Jacobi

· May 30, 2017 · 08:30 pm

My mother was not allowed to be a judge in India for being a woman, claims Republican Nikki Haley

However, India had its first female judge much before her parents Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa had emigrated to Canada.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 30, 2017 · 02:25 pm

Five ways the media hurts female politicians – and how journalists everywhere can do better

Headlines from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign are indicative of the sexism and stereotypes that dominating much political reporting on women.

Virginia Beaudoux García, The Conversation

· Jan 23, 2017 · 11:30 pm

More male foetus abortions than female? Official data indicates vast under-reporting

As many as 238 foetuses and newborns were abandoned in South Delhi alone.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 02, 2016 · 08:30 pm