Middle men
You know from watching nature documentaries that the young buck’s natural desire is to become Mufasa – the chief. Young bucks that don’t are banished or leave the pride disillusioned. Men at work. PICTURE: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash This same thing happens to males in our species. Men have an innate desire to be someone – and if […]
Postcards: She cooks. He eats. She clears. Sexism film stirs India
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the impact of the new Indian film, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’…
Family violence (I)
Family violence has hit the headlines and quite rightly. No woman or man should feel in danger in their own home. PICTURE: Melanie Wasser/Unsplash There are some who hide behind the Biblical notion of male headship for such violence. This is a travesty. Christians, let’s be clear: the Bible never justifies hitting or controlling your […]
Coronavirus measures will hit women harder than men, charities warn
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Data is urgently required to highlight the different impact of coronavirus on women and men, with early signs that women face higher levels of violence and more care work, researchers said on Wednesday. Although death rates appear to be slightly higher among men, a study by aid organisations CARE International and […]
POSTCARDS: MAN’S WORK MORPHS INTO WOMAN’S WORLD IN ZIMBABWE
JEFFREY MOYO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on changing gender roles in Zimbabwe…
Women and men found to respond differently in disasters
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Women and men caught up in disasters respond differently, with women quick to take shelter or prepare to evacuate, but often struggling to persuade the men in their families to do so, research suggests. Traditional gender roles also emerge after a disaster with women becoming the homemaker while men take charge of finances and […]
SLAVERY: MALE SURVIVORS IN UK STRUGGLE TO GET SUPPORT AS NUMBERS SOAR
SONIA ELKS and KIERAN GUILBERT, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
UN finds 115 million ‘child grooms’ with Central African Republic topping list
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation About 115 million boys were married off as children with one in five wed before they turned 15, according to the first United Nations’ study to track the prevalence of child grooms. The UN children’s agency UNICEF analysed marriage and population data across 82 countries and found the Central African Republic had […]
US men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Women’s careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women’s rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday. Nearly two thirds of male managers reported they would be uncomfortable taking part in a common one-on-one work activity with […]
What pay gap? Men less aware of women’s workplace struggles – US survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation Far more men than women think their companies offer equal pay and promote the sexes equally, yet younger generations are wising up, a US entertainment industry survey found on Monday. Only a quarter of women think their employers pay them the same as men, while twice as many men believe their company […]