Press Releases
New study suggests women do ask for pay rises but don’t get them
New research shows that women ask for wage rises just as often as men, but men are 25 per cent more likely to get a raise when they ask.
Unsigned female talent uncovered by African playwrights’ network
Unpublished women writers from across Africa are being given a platform thanks to an online network and established by a University of Warwick academic.
Warwick becomes founding member of new international partnership focused on women’s research careers
The University of Warwick has become a founding member of a new international consortium focused on gender equality led by the University of Bologna. The new partnership will develop, implement and evaluate gender equality plans tailored for each research organization involved in the project. The project has just been launched at a special conference at the University of Bologna.
Wealthier men less likely to help partners with housework
Men on lower incomes are more likely to help their partners with housework than higher-earners, although women are still by far doing the most around the home, no matter how many hours they work or how much they are paid, according to research by the University of Warwick.
Girls feel they must ‘play dumb’ to please boys
Girls feel the need to play down their intelligence to not intimidate boys, concludes research by a sociologist who spent three months amongst a class of school children.