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December 13, 2017
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2017 is feminism. The word was a top lookup throughout the year, showing a 70% increase over 2016. It also saw several spikes in...
December 4, 2017
Why Many Sexually Harassed Women Remain Silent - An experiment found a big difference between theoretical reactions and real ones: fear By Marianne LaFrance Dec. 1, 2017 2:24...
December 1, 2017
Indigenous children in Canada face a barrage of disadvantages: They suffer from high rates of poverty, suicide, sexual assault, incarceration, disease, addiction and...
November 29, 2017
Dinshaw will deliver the Brudner lecture at Yale on Wednesday, February 7th at 4:30pm (location TBA). Her lecture is titled “Doing Medieval Sex Work in the 21st Century: A ...
November 16, 2017
Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY) joined medical and public health experts from across the country in calling for increased public engagement to address federal...
November 16, 2017
For Kathryn Lofton, professor of religious studies, American studies, and history, many moments in her most recent book, “Consuming Religion,” were informed and inspired by...