Qu'est-ce que l'effet Matilda ?

"Avant, les gens étaient plus respectueux." "Avant, tout était plus simple." "Avant, on vivait mieux." Ces phrases, vous les avez forcément entendues. L'idée que le passé était systématiquement meilleur traverse les époques et les cultures. Et cette nostalgie n'a rien de nouveau, ...  Show more

Que ce soit dans votre travail en entreprise, lors d’un entretien d’embauche ou même directement sur votre CV les compétences recherchées par les employeurs ne se limitent pas à la description de l’emploi. Ça ce sont les hard skills, soit les savoirs-faire directement liés à votr ...  Show more

The Matilda Effect was coined in 1993 and explains the phenomenon of women’s historical contributions to science getting forgotten over time. These women are not only left out of history books, but also subjected to men taking credit for their work. Daily Show writer Nicole Conla ...  Show more

The term femvertising was coined by She Knows Media back in 2014, and recent years have seen more and more advertising campaigns champion female empowerment and challenge traditional gender norms, reshaping the marketing landscape.  But the emergence of femvertising has also led ...  Show more

In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, physicist Athene Donald joins us to discuss her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science. We discuss how science has historically excluded women, the barriers to entry and retention that remain prevalent, and wh ...  Show more

Why were the ovaries once seen as inverted testes? What words might you use if you were trying to describe a condition 'down there' to your doctor? And why did people once believe that you couldn't conceive a baby whilst standing up?

In this episode of Betwixt the Sh ...