In der deutschen IT-Branche herrscht Frauenmangel. Gerade einmal 20 Prozent der IT-Studierenden sind weiblich. Experten machen hierfür alte Rollenbilder und eine fehlende Frühförderung an Schulen verantwortlich, um Mädchen für die Digitalisierung zu begeistern. Dabei wird das weibliche Potenzial dringend benötigt.
“Might Scientific Ignorance Be Virtuous? The Case of Cognitive Differences Research,” Science and the Production of Ignorance: When the Quest for Knowledge Is Thwarted, edited by Janet Kourany and Martin Carrier (MIT, forthcoming).
Collection of information intended to encourage research into feminist theory, international dialogue and the generation of new ideas about feminist theory and women's movement
On July 14, 1858, British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement Emmeline Pankhurst was born, who helped women win the right to vote. Emmeline Pankhurst was named one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century by the Time magazine.
On July 6, 1907, Mexican painter Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón was born. She is probably best known for her impressive self-portrait and is still admired as a feminist icon.
The Achilles Effect explores gender bias in the entertainment aimed at primary school boys, focusing on the dominant themes in children’s TV shows, toy advertising, movies, and books: gender stereotypes of both sexes, male dominance, negative portrayals of fathers, breaking of the mother/son bond, and the devaluing of femininity. It examines the gender messages sent by pop culture, provides strategies for countering these messages, and encourages discussion of a vitally important issue that is rarely talked about—the impact of gender stereotypes on boys.
Nordisk kvinnolitteraturhistoria är en trespråkig webbportal på danska, svenska och engelska. För första gången presenteras 1000 års kvinnolitteraturhistoria från Sverige, Norge, Danmark, Finland, Färöarna, Island, Grönland och Åland gratis på nätet.
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