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Let’s talk about sex… and gender ideology

Let’s talk about sex… and gender ideology | Box of delight | Scoop.it

I have been meaning to write about this for months. There is no doubt that it has become dangerous for women to write or speak about their views of gender, but that wasn’t what delayed this post.

What delayed this post was the sheer amount of information I would need to convey in this article to do the topic justice.

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In the workplace, women only gain influence when they exhibit 'feminine' behaviours - Business Intelligence Middle East - 

In the workplace, women only gain influence when they exhibit 'feminine' behaviours - Business Intelligence Middle East -  | Box of delight | Scoop.it

UAE.  Exuding self-confidence is not equally rewarded for men and women in the workplace, according to a new research paper by Natalia Karelaia, INSEAD Associate Professor of Decision Sciences.

In the study, Karelaia analysed the judgments that colleagues made regarding the self-confidence and influence of 236 highly skilled computer engineers at a multinational ...

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Why sexism is bad for the economy and other must-read gender stories of the week

Why sexism is bad for the economy and other must-read gender stories of the week | Box of delight | Scoop.it
This week's best stories about how the gender gap plays out around the world – in business, health, education and politics.
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Young, geeky and black in Memphis - BBC News

Young, geeky and black in Memphis - BBC News | Box of delight | Scoop.it
A group in Memphis is teaching young black girls to code, in an effort to address problems of diversity in the tech industry.
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Gender breakdown by subject area

Gender breakdown by subject area | Box of delight | Scoop.it
The gender make-up of the student population in different subject areas has been highlighted in a Department for Education report
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A Short Animated Film Explores the Fluidity of Gender in the Thought of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler

A Short Animated Film Explores the Fluidity of Gender in the Thought of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler | Box of delight | Scoop.it

In hindsight, it seems like a very different world when I first read Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble in college in the 90s. (Mash together all your stereotypes about college campuses in the 90s and you’ve pretty much got the picture.) For one thing, columnists in major national newspapers and magazines weren’t writing controversial, or simply explanatory, articles about gender fluidity. 

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Empowering Women Series – Creating Women Entrepreneurs | Andragogy Enabling Possibilities

Empowering Women Series – Creating Women Entrepreneurs | Andragogy Enabling Possibilities | Box of delight | Scoop.it
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UCS sets 2020 goal to achieve gender balance

UCS sets 2020 goal to achieve gender balance | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Provost says university’s size will help it hit a ‘moral’ target of 50 per cent women across its professoriate and board
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