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On the Design of Everyday Space: Closing the gender gap

September 17, 2021

The design of everyday space has important effects. It impacts on the the exercise of the most basic human rights. In this blog the authors report on experiments in the impact of urban design on women’s freedom and confidence to move through and access public space without fear. … More On the Design of Everyday Space: Closing the gender gap

The Gendered Qualifications Gap

July 30, 2020

Is it really harder to be a woman in politics? In a blog based on her new book “The Gendered Qualifications Gap” Nichole Bauer reports on research into the effects of stereotypes of political leadership on voter decisions. The evidence suggests that even when women are rated as being higher skilled than their male competitors this does not translate into votes. … More The Gendered Qualifications Gap

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On the Design of Everyday Space: Closing the gender gap

The Gendered Qualifications Gap