Gender
Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection
The skew towards boys in Vietnam's sex ratio at birth has been among the highest in Asia for years. The draft says the ratio peaked at 114.8 boys per to girls in 2018.
Study: How donors can improve humanitarian aid for women
Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes
A regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion
Did prehistoric Europe have a non-binary view of gender? - study
Biases and sources of error make it difficult to determine the sex and gender of ancient remains.
‘Valeria is Getting Married’: On arranged marriages and power imbalances
Michal Vinik is interested in issues that have to do with gender and power and this movie focuses on a severe power imbalance in an arranged marriage.
The importance and benefits of promoting gender equality
Israeli women make up less than third of top business posts - report
The report looked at 100 leading companies in the various sectors and industries that make up the Israeli economy.
LGBTQ+ families are as healthy or healthier than heteronormative ones -study
An analysis found that parental sexual orientation is not an important determinant of childhood development.
Improving women’s equality helps men live longer too- study
Researchers found that gender equality in education had the strongest association with longer life expectancy for both genders.
Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses
Iran rejected what it views as foreign meddling and "hasty reactions" and said on Friday it was investigating the causes of the incidents.
Purim: The varying interpretations of the Book of Esther
The Book of Esther is an ongoing challenge in terms of family relations, responsibility, the nature of celebration, the import of records, the nature of historical “truth,” etc.
Men take bigger financial risks than women - study
A study found that men are likely to view information about investment opportunities optimistically while women think more critically and are more risk-averse.
Men or women: Who is more productive working from home? - study
The study collected data from dual-earning couples in China and Taiwan. It consisted of surveying 222 couples twice a day.
