Gender bias in healthcare occurs when genders are not offered equal quality of treatments and care for the same medical complaints, or when variable manifestations of disease are not considered based on sex. Increasingly, researchers […]
STEM Women at Leeds
In light of celebrations for International Women’s Day on the 8th March, when the phenomenal achievements made by women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) are ever so briefly recognised and […]
Dear Anime: Where are your Women?
Hunter X Hunter. The Seven Deadly Sins. Naruto. Titles such as these bounce from the tongues of eager fans as some of the most engrossing long-time manga and anime adaptations to date. Their plots are […]
NASA’s Prototype Spacesuits Unveiled for 2024 Artemis Moon Mission
After NASA’s cancellation of their first ever all-female spacewalk on March the 29th due to a problem with the size of the spacesuits, they have recently unveiled a prototype of The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit […]
Charity Declares Leeds as the First ‘Women-Friendly City’ in UK
Next year’s International Women’s Day will mark the beginning of Leeds becoming the UK’s first Women Friendly City. The announcement came earlier this week from Women’s Lives Leeds who has spent the past 2 years […]
Exhibition Celebrates 150 Years of Female Students at Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is opening an exhibition commemorating 150 years since women were first allowed to study at the University. Women were first admitted into the University’s Girton College back in 1869, but it […]
OnBeat for International Women’s Day
The Gryphon’s Fashion Editor Elicka Ghahramani spoke with OnBeat, LUU’s newest BME focused society, to learn how their passion drove the creation of the fastest growing society of the academic year. Three women who have […]
Breaking the Glass Screen: Women Pushing the Media Boundaries
Rachel Bloom – Writer & Actor Rachel Bloom is the amazing and multi-talented driving force behind the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The actress/comedian/singer/songwriter has used the TV show’s platform on the CW to push the boundaries […]
Can Women in Films be Anything Other Than Their Gender?
Another year of award seasons has come and gone in a swirling haze of sequins and hairspray. This year (like every year) saw some really outstanding female talent – from the female dominated phenomenon that […]
Female-led films outperform male in 2018
2018 was a good year for films of all genres and cast compositions, but it is no secret that the majority of the films are still led by men. However, results from a study conducted […]