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Modern feminists are often branded man-haters just as their suffragette predecessors were. This stereotype is so ingrained that it turns many women away from supporting feminist causes.
But is there any truth to it? It is a question that hasn’t been thoroughly investigated scientifically – until now. A new study not only shows the idea is a myth – feminists typically rather like men – but also gives some intriguing hints as to where the stereotype comes from in the first place.
Israel and Hamas have agreed a four-day pause in their conflict to allow supplies to be delivered safely. Two experts in humanitarian supply chains assess how much can actually be achieved in such a short window. And we hear how the shock victory of Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom in the Dutch elections is part of a wider trend of success for radical right-wing populists in Europe.
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Miriam Frankel
Senior Science Editor
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Aífe Hopkins-Doyle, University of Surrey; Aino Lilja Petterson, University of Oslo; Robbie Sutton, University of Kent
Feminists are about as man-hating as men are.
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Devastation: much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble, including residential areas and critical infrastructure.
AP Photo/Hatem Ali
Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics; Chris Phelan, Edge Hill University
Four days is not nearly long enough to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.2 million desperate inhabitants.
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Catherine de Vries, Bocconi University
The controversial Dutch politician has won the most seats in parliament, but may still find it expedient to be the junior partner in a coalition government
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Politics + Society
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Rachael Jolley, The Conversation
With winter approaching, analysts suggest there will no be any major breakthroughs in the next few months.
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Rod Thornton, King's College London
Venturing out onto the city’s streets carries danger. But there is little reason to go out anyway. Few shops and still fewer places of entertainment are open.
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Basil Germond, Lancaster University
Ukraine’s successes against Russia’s Black Sea fleet have increased confidence in its ability to protect shipping in and out of its ports.
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Vladimir Bortun, University of Oxford
Europe’s radical right and radical left share a distaste for the status quo – but while one turns disquiet into votes, the other fails to make an impact.
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Gerald Hughes, Aberystwyth University
A Tatar leader claims that Crimean Tatars who are arrested by their Russian occupiers are beaten and tortured.
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Arts + Culture
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Orlaith Darling, Trinity College Dublin
Irish writers have benefited from structural factors in recent years. However, ask them in person and Irish writers are more likely to highlight impediments to producing work.
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Alexander Sergeant, University of Portsmouth
Cary Grant’s films offer complicated and contrasting visions of what it means to be a man.
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Business + Economy
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Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University; Yuan Wang, Sheffield Hallam University
Young professionals are most likely to be affected by changes to national insurance.
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Chris Parry, Cardiff Metropolitan University
How does the UK ensure a decent standard of living for its elderly population?
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Paul Sissons, Keele University
With stricter conditionality and sanctions, the new plan looks set to limit people’s access to benefits more than it improves their hopes of getting a job
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Sarvin Hassani, Anglia Ruskin University; Denise Hawkes, Anglia Ruskin University; Laura Muncey, Anglia Ruskin University
Pension changes, industry investment and national insurance cuts announced in the autumn statement could all help women.
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Environment
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Muhammad Ali, University of Portsmouth; Anita Carey, University of Portsmouth
Garden leaves make good compost, but street leaves are too polluted.
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Ilan Kelman, UCL; Ana Prados, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Brady Podloski, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Gareth Byatt, UNSW Sydney
We rarely see good news headlines when a cyclone, earthquake or wildfire does not turn disastrous.
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Health
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Ben Gibson, De Montfort University; Jekaterina Schneider, University of the West of England; Mark Forshaw, Edge Hill University
Our global review of research into the link between financial crises and mental health highlights three key challenges: stigma, stress and social roles
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Eleftheria Kodosaki, UCL
This study shows at least two different mechanisms lead to cognitive decline – both in healthy people and people with Alzheimer’s.
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Podcasts
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Subvertising campaigns are often funny, but they also aim to make a wider point about the unsustainable excesses of consumerism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
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