News & Views Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk Women’s health has too often been considered a niche area — even though it involves roughly 50% of the world’s population.
Employers Unconscious gender biases see women getting different feedback at work to men How can gender bias in developmental feedback be corrected? Managers can overcome biases by being more aware of how they frame their advice.
News & Views Women’s health is better when women have more control in their society New research suggests that living in societies with greater gender bias can harm women’s health outcomes
News & Views Women experts on COVID-19 ignored on network television A study looking at the number of experts who appeared on mainstream television on COVID-19 revealed that only 30 percent were women.
News & Views Job hiring algorithms are disadvantaging women A study has revealed that subconscious gender biases from a range of sources leads to unfavourable outcomes for female job applicants.
News & Views ‘Why didn’t she cry?’ How Lindy Chamberlain became the poster child for life-shattering gender bias It been 40 years since Lindy Chamberlain, Azaria’s mother, spiralled into a never-ending nightmare, writes Tarla Lambert.
News & Views This pause is an opportunity to engage girls in STEM: Here’s how Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, is passionate about getting girls interested in STEM from an early age. Gender stereotyping starts early.
News & Views CEO who calls for more applications from women in STEM accused of having ‘gender bias’ Olympia Yarger was shocked when her company received more than 200 applications for its head engineer role last week and not a single one was from a woman.
News & Views Female High Court judges more likely to be interrupted than their male counterparts, new study finds Female High Court judges are significantly more likely to be interrupted by lawyers than their male colleagues, a new study has found.
Business Investor bias is real & it’s bad news for women A new study found that businesses that put a woman on the board immediately suffered a two-year decline in their market value due to gender bias.
Business Research ranks Australia 8th in world for proportion of women entrepreneurs Australia is in the top 10 global markets of female business owners, with more than 30% of total business ownership belonging to women.
News & Views We are comfortable with women running companies…but not countries A new study reveals that while many are comfortable with women leading businesses, they don’t feel the same about women leading countries.
