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Caroline Criado Perez

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Caroline Criado Perez: Inside the data gender gap

Award-winning writer and campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez reveals how the world is designed for men and the shocking consequences for women.

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Muddy men

Humans

Testosterone myths: How old ideas of masculinity sell us all short

Culture

unhappy man

Mind

Married heterosexual men happiest earning 50 per cent more than wives

News

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

Health

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

News

The Vagina Bible: Beating bad science on women's sexual health

Health

The Vagina Bible: Beating bad science on women's sexual health

Culture

women on the ISS

Space

After years of sexism in space we urgently need more female astronauts

Features

Sex

Definition

Sex

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Health

End the scandalous male data bias that determines women's health

Comment

CPR makes someone more likely to survive cardiac arrest

Health

Women who have cardiac arrests are more likely to die than men

News

Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls

Health

Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls

A huge analysis suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls born worldwide, but birth ratios are now returning to normal

News

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Gender pay gap widens for UK scientists and engineers

Features

Life

One in four scientists have experienced harassment or discrimination

News

Comment

Cheer the first women-only spacewalk, but equality is still far away

Comment

Humans

Boys and girls may have differing attitudes to risk thanks to society

News