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As we move into the next General Election, more and more female Members of Parliament (MP) have announced their resignation. Despite claims made by conservative commentator Tom Harwood that only 19 out of 59 MPs are standing down, proportionate to 32% female representation in the UK Parliament; the Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Wollaston has argued […]
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Image Credit: Toby Ord (CC BY-SA 2.5) Oxford University admitted more female undergraduates than males for the first time ever this year, the Vice-Chancellor has said. Professor Louise Richardson, herself the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University, said this as part of this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Oration, in a speech focusing on increasing access to Oxford, […]
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In 1865, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson made history as the first women to qualify as a physician and surgeon. Since then, considerable gender equality advancements have been made for workers of the NHS. In 1874, the first medical school in Britain to train women as doctors was founded. Just two years later, a law was passed […]
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The media’s recent poor-quality reporting and interpretation of a novel male injectable contraceptive is unhelpful and misleading. Ethical arguments in the media should be based on sound scientific interpretation – they can be so much stronger for it. A little oestrogen, a splash of progesterone – taken once a day the combined oral contraceptive pill […]
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Following the acquisition of a second building at Norham Gardens, students of all sexes will be able to apply to the Permanent Private Hall from the 2015 admissions cycle. In a statement to the Oxford Student, Professor Werner Jeanrond, the Master of St. Benet’s, wrote: “Everybody in St. Benet’s is delighted that we have finally […]
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A study conducted by Oxford University’s Careers Service has reported a significant ‘gender gap’ in the employment of university graduates six months after leaving.
Continue ReadingLeading figures in the Church of England have called for the next Bishop of Oxford to be a woman, following the retirement of the Rt Revd John Pritchard last Friday.
Continue ReadingIn today’s climate, when the words “female rapper” are mentioned, the prima ballerina of the rap world, Nicki Minaj, comes to mind. Of late, the prominence of female rappers has been a great new chapter in a world considered by most to be dominated by hard-knuckled men and their “hoes”. One glance at Iggy Azalea, […]
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