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.

The Madness of Crowds-Gender, Race and Identity- Douglas Murray -September 2019

The Madness of Crowds-Gender, Race and Identity- Douglas Murray -September 2019

Douglas Murray examines central issues of the 21st century: sexuality, gender, technology and race. He shows that these topics will be the main triggers of violence in the coming years. He highlights, with examples, the new culture wars being waged in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the name of social justice, identity politics and “intersectionality.”

Digital Communication and Hybrid Threats. Presentation

Digital Communication and Hybrid Threats. Presentation

This special issue on digital communication and hybrid threats aims to advance our understanding of how hybrid threat actors use and can potentially exploit the information environment for targeting our democratic societies and decision-making processes at different levels for different purposes.

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.