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How men and women can help reduce gender bias in the workplace

  • Written by: Emma Johnston, Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), UNSW Australia

I am a professor and a newly minted pro vice chancellor and I have spent my entire research and working life with male bosses or supervisors. I have never reported to a woman.

This phenomenon is particularly acute in the fields of science, technology engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM).

It’s why more than 30 universities, six medical...

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We should encourage boys _and_ girls to reach for the stars

  • Written by: Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in archaeology and space studies, Flinders University
imageWe can all reach for the stars in The Milky Way over Western Australia.Flickr/HuiChieh, CC BY-NC

As a child growing up on a farm, I was fascinated by the night sky. I could identify all the constellations, and I’d gaze up at them, trying to get my mind around interstellar distances.

I wanted to go to the stars. Surely, I thought, the secret to...

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Without smarter governance, blockchains will fall victim to more attacks

  • Written by: Benjamin Dean, Fellow for Cyber-security and Internet Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
imageOnce trust in blockchain is broken, it will be hard to get back.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

Companies around the world are exploring blockchain, the technology underpinning digital currency bitcoin. In this Blockchain unleashed series, we investigate the many possible use cases for the blockchain, from the novel to the transformative.


Ethereu...

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Why the 'fitspo' movement is damaging to women

  • Written by: Elise Holland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageLike 'thinspo', 'fitspo' promotes unrealistic body types to women.Mamamia

Strong is the new skinny.

Excuses don’t burn calories.

Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going!

These are some of the many messages you may have encountered if you’ve ever come across the burgeoning social media trend known as “fitspiration”.

Often...

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  14. Multinational tax avoidance is still a revenue issue for government
  15. Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?
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  39. Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
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  41. Explainer: what happens now to the bills that triggered the double-dissolution election?
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