Why (and how) girls thrive in girls-only schools

Why (and how) girls thrive in girls-only schools

Excellent schools encourage and assist pupils to realise their potential, and are designed to equip them for success and fulfilment in the world beyond. Girls’ schools are founded on the
principle that these aims are best achieved by educating girls separately.

La femme-cours et conférences-Edith Stein et Marie-Dominique Richard

La femme-cours et conférences-Edith Stein et Marie-Dominique Richard

Edith Stein traite ce sujet en tenant compte des nombreux problèmes qui se posaient alors et en s’attachant particulièrement à la question de l’éducation féminine, car son activité d’enseignant le lui avait permis de mesurer à quel point celle-ci s’accordait peu avec la spécificité féminine. Cela la conduisit à mettre en évidence le fait qu' »aucune femme n’est uniquement femme, mais que chacune a sa spécificité et sa disposition individuelles au même titre que l’homme

People, Care and Work in the Home

People, Care and Work in the Home

The changing demographics of our modern society have inevitably impacted the dynamics and relationships within the home from being personal and private to that of multiple work relationships; domestic work, care for older people, or supporting people with special needs. Whilst the home is a concept universally experienced, permeating every aspect of our lives, it remains an entity whose influence on health and wellbeing is poorly understood.

Gendered behavior as a disadvantage in open source software development

Gendered behavior as a disadvantage in open source software development

Women often find themselves strongly disadvantaged in the field of software development, in particular when it comes to open source. In a study recently published in EPJ Data Science, Orsolya Vasarhelyi and Balazs Vedres argue that this disadvantage stems from gendered behavior rather than categorical discrimination: women are at a disadvantage because of what they do, rather than because of who they are.