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LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Amanda Blanc, the CEO of insurer Aviva (AV.L), told British lawmakers on Wednesday that physical and verbal harassment of women in financial services eclipsed other …
Harassment of women in finance eclipses other industries -Aviva CEO Read More
So what has happened since we published our last issue in December 2020 on the power of the patriarchy? For a start, we are out of the pandemic, these issues …
Out of the way Read More
Jocelyn Olcott, a professor at Duke University, is an expert on feminist history and the history of feminist economics. So The Mint sought her take on where things stood. Are …
Tough take Read More
Patricia Gestoso argues that gender discrimination in the interests of men is baked into artificial intelligence by design. In discussions around gender bias in artificial intelligence (AI), there is little …
Misogyny’s new clothes Read More
It’s time for the bosses to stop posing as helpers of disadvantaged groups and to just get out of their way. Patricia Gestoso offers directions. In 2013, the then chief …
The great pretenders Read More
Danielle Guizzo looks at how economics made the work of academic giant Barbara Wootton, invisible. Barbara Wootton, was a leading name in the areas of Sociology and Criminology in post-war …
A Name With No Name Read More
Nat Dyer gives the late Professor Susan Strange credit for having the answers and argues she deserves still more. There is something odd about one of the iconic stories we …
Susan Strange saw the financial crisis coming, Your Majesty Read More
Yashaswi Shetty and Hamza Ahmad, describe how women in India’s agricultural sector are pushing back barriers to their recognition and security. Surinder Kaur is a member of the Kisan Sabha …
Farming: a woman’s work Read More
From the publisher: FINANCE IS A FEMINIST ISSUE. It’s 2021. The modern world is still rigged unfairly in men’s favour. Exploring injustices from pensions to boardroom bullying, Annabelle Williams, former …
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Read More
Facebook’s algorithm targets people for job listings based on their gender identity, new research has found. The study revealed that Facebook ads for jobs in fields dominated by men were visible to …
Men, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Read More