Gender

Boys are facing double the risk of depression, Hong Kong study shows

5 May 2013

Associate professor Sylvia Kwok Lai Yuk-ching, of City University, said: "Chinese families have higher expectations of boys than girls. That's why boys may experience more stress from their...

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Stress hurts women far worse

2 Apr 2013

It's been 20 years since the release of John Gray's hugely popular book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, a work which fired public debate about gender differences. That discussion shows no...

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China turns to all-boys classes as girls progress

26 Feb 2013

Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world’s top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging girls.

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Discussing problems seen as a sign of weakness for men

30 Oct 2012

According to the annual report by the Movember Foundation, men worldwide live shorter lives than women and suffer more from heart disease and cancer. Health risk factors are also more common among...

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Survival instinct causes male perception bias: US study

18 Oct 2012

You spot a stranger standing in the street. The lighting is dim and the person's face and clothing are indistinct. Who is it?

Chances are you will think it is a man - and this is because of...

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Sein Chew: 'Do not be discouraged', says financier

9 Oct 2012

It may be some time before the world of finance is dominated by women, but Sein Chew is ever hopeful.

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Hong Kong legislator hailed for coming out as gay

Gay groups rejoiced after People Power's Raymond Chan Chi-chuen - a newly elected legislator - yesterday confirmed that he is a homosexual.

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Pink Season 2012 to celebrate gay and transgender rights

The summer may be ending, but Pink Season is just starting, with a two-month stretch of parties, gay pageants and family-friendly events to celebrate gay and transgender rights for tourists and...

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Letting women take all the risk

The recent spate of scandals in the banking industry has once again focused attention on the seriousness of risk management and the important role played by compliance managers in building a...

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Mind the gap

From the blogosphere firestorm swirling around the recent article 'Why Women Still Can't Have It All' in The Atlantic, it's clear the debate about equality for the sexes still has a long way to...

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Who said it?

This was about evil men who did evil things to children

US District Attorney Seth Williams, after Monsignor William Lynn (pictured) was convicted of covering up child sex abuse.

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Transgenders 'struggle in the dark'

Life on the mainland for transgender people can be difficult, as they face intense discrimination and the lack of proper medical assistance, according to experts and advocates.

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