A Canadian article leads with the headline: "Women offenders more likely to commit property crimes than men" (Prince George Citizen, 2008). The article is based on a new report from Statistics Canada (2008)) which found that 47% of females accused of a crime by Canadian police were accused of property crime, compared to 39% of males accused by ( Read more... )

John Carvel (2007), writing for the Guardian (UK), discusses the final report of the UK's Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). The EOC's latest and last campaign, the "Gender Agenda" includes eyecatching graphics and an online quiz on how sexual inequality affects your life: Sex Equality MOT. (Note: you can not get results without answering that ( Read more... )