A poem on the misplaced perception that women are the 'weaker sex'.
Tag: gender bias

‘Each Burning Pyre Is an Unspeakable, Screeching Horror’
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.

International Women’s Day and Hollow Platitudes of Solidarity
Discount vouchers for shopping, grooming and dining are definitely not the cardinal concerns of gender equality struggles.

Gender Bias in Medicine and Medical Research Is Still Putting Women’s Health at Risk
The lack of recognition of sex differences in biology and medicine is a huge issue science has only recently begun to rectify.

How Children’s Books Add to Science’s Gender Problem
New research shows children's images of scientists are all too often male.

With Open Letter, Jamia Milia’s Women Students Continue Fight Against Gender-Biased Rules
"Our cages are getting smaller and smaller and we are helpless to do anything but resist," say Jamia's women's hostel residents.