Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessi Streib is a sociology professor at Duke University. There’s been a lot of talk of racism and sexism lately. Many have noted ...

About 10 years ago, I attended a leadership conference in the United Kingdom where scholars were using the term “wicked problem.” I was unfamiliar with the term, but I quickly learned that they were ...

NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 18, 2024)--Women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later years compared to women born in the least sexist states, a new study by researchers at ...

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I used to avoid using the word “sexism” because it made people uncomfortable, including me, a women’s leadership scholar. But as I began digging deeper into the research, my perspective changed. Now I ...

In recent years, misogyny—hatred or contempt towards women or certain types of women—has captured the attention of the media, leaving discussions of sexism on the sideline. This may give off the ...

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In honor of International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, I would like to discuss two types of sexism. (Note: this discussion is limited to heterosexual relationships and sexism by men toward ...

U.S. resettlement agencies involved in aiding approximately 72,000 Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. in 2021 and 2022 experienced racism, sexism and verbal abuse from some of those evacuated, ...