feminism

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Women are ‘running with leaded shoes’ when promoted at work, says study

19 Apr 2022

Promotion at work has greater emotional benefit for men than women, says a new study on gender and workplace emotion.

What next for Japan's women?

30 Jun 2020

Japan's women are experimenting with new femininities in challenging times, a new book reveals

Domestic staff of Girton College, 1908, Credit: Girton College

Cambridge University Library unveils the rich histories, struggles and hidden labours of Women at Cambridge

05 Sep 2019

One hundred and fifty years since the first women were allowed to study at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Library will be sharing...

Mexican Caste Paintings from the 18th century

When beauty matters: the politics of how we look

25 Aug 2016

Questions of beauty and its politics will be discussed at a summer school and conference next week (30 August to 3 September 2016). Participants will...

Feminism and the abomination of violence

03 Nov 2014

In the first of two public presentations, Cambridge’s Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professor of Gender Studies will examine three...

Mistress, Miss, Mrs or Ms: untangling the shifting history of titles

06 Oct 2014

In a paper published in the autumn 2014 issue of History Workshop Journal Dr Amy Erickson unravels the fascinating history of the titles used to...

Darwin’s women

09 Sep 2013

On matters of gender, Charles Darwin was supposedly an arch-conservative - but new research suggests that he actively helped women who were striving...