Gender

Self-knowledge and personal growth Relationships, work and leisure Values and ethical living

Photo of a neon-lit window display with mannequins, featuring “Willkommen im Love Story” and “Caffe” signs in German.

Gender

idea

The reality of prostitution is not complex. It is simple

Prostitution is not sex and it’s not work. Its reality is far from complex – in fact, it’s simple. Trust me, I’ve done it

by Rachel Moran

A woman in period dress smiles while holding a small object depicting a nude seated figure.

Laughter and comedy

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Just when in history did men decide that women are not funny?

Women have been witty and bawdy throughout history. It’s only recently that men haven’t been able to see their funny side

by Joy Wiltenburg

Stone statue against a black background, depicting head and shoulders of a male figure with a severe expression.

Gender

guide

How to be a man

Old ideas of manliness make us miserable. Being labelled ‘toxic’ doesn’t help. A reimagined masculinity is the way forward

by Andrew Reiner

Abstract art of nude figures with long hair floating around a large, twisted pink shape on a dark background.

Parenting and families

film

Past trauma bleeds into the bond between one mother and her daughter

A film by Danski Tang

Painting of a person in a hat smoking a cigarette, with a confident expression and a slightly tilted head.

Stories and literature

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Selfish, grumpy and unkind? That’s my kind of woman

Misanthropic female novelists and their characters make me hopeful for a future in which we shrug off feminine perfection

by Ellena Savage

Love

idea

The problem with love is deciding who’s doing the dishes

The modern rhetoric of love is all about caring and sharing, and very little about equality and justice. Can philosophy help?

by Patricia Marino

A Black woman wearing a smart black suit walking in a building with marble walls, carrying a black bag.

Work and vocation

guide

How to get promoted as a woman

Own your ambitions, know your potential, seek mentors, and other advice for navigating around glass ceilings and cliffs

by Jan Hills

Film

film

From drab to fab – a playful dissection of the Hollywood makeover

Directed by Sue Ding

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Gender

idea

Talk of toxic masculinity puts the blame in all the wrong places

Toxic masculinity discourse harms vulnerable boys and men and distracts society from the true sources of gender inequity

by Heidi Matthews

Photo of two people on a beach cooling off under a shower, with tall buildings and umbrellas in the background.

Gender

idea

What sex-difference science misses about the messy reality of sex

Men aren’t from Mars, women aren’t from Venus, and other persistent myths derived from debunked sex-difference science

by Jeffrey W Lockhart

Two sumo wrestlers and a referee on a sumo ring during a match, with spectators in the background at the 2019 World Sumo Championships.

Sports and games

film

With a hushed intensity, Tuvsho finds her place in the sumo ring

Directed by George Thomson and Lukas Schrank