Does gender equality suffer when women get menstrual leave?
Mar 03, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Life
Theres nothing like a whiff of taboo to make news media outlets and social media erupt with vitriolic debate. Mention menstruation in popular culture and just like sex-related topics it proves to be irresistible...
Female senior managers paid $100,000 less than their male counterparts: study
Mar 03, 2016 02:41 am UTC| Life
Women are paid less on average than men at a senior management level and have less representation on boards, particularly among male-dominated industries, new research shows. Among top tier managers (those reporting...
How do children learn to form social bonds?
Mar 03, 2016 00:07 am UTC| Life Health
Toddlers may be ever so adorable but they can also be frustratingly poor at listening and respecting other peoples feelings. So how are they able to grow into social butterflies a decade or two later, often capable of...
Ten things you never knew about the ocean’s deepest places
Mar 01, 2016 16:58 pm UTC| Science Life
The ocean is deep. In fact, most of it is deep. Officially anything deeper than just 200 metres is considered the deep sea, but the average depth of the entire ocean is about 3.5km and the deepest point the Challenger...
Will changing the focus from victim to perpetrator end domestic violence?
Mar 01, 2016 16:35 pm UTC| Law Life
Domestic violence help in the UK is traditionally thought of as being aimed at victims - not those who have committed the acts. But things are starting to change. A new pilot programme aimed at helping some of the most...
How child support can better help single mothers
Mar 01, 2016 15:08 pm UTC| Law Life
Child support is often a highly charged, contested aspect of parenting after a relationship breaks down. It has the potential to counter child poverty but is often less a resource than an intransigent problem in the lives...
Gender equality in the workplace can prevent violence against women
Mar 01, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Workplaces can be a key setting to prevent violence against women but prevention programs are often thwarted by some leaders who dont see it as a workplace issue, our research shows. Our report focused on 15 workplaces...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects