CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Carr, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Society Group, UNSW Days after US rioters stormed Capitol Hill in January, a manatee was found in a Florida river with the word “TRUMP” scraped into its back. The aftermath of the disturbing incident revealed a pervasive left-right divide that has ... <a title="A manatee with ‘TRUMP’ scraped into its back was itself disturbing. But it reflects a deeper environmental problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/a-manatee-with-trump-scraped-into-its-back-was-itself-disturbing-but-it-reflects-a-deeper-environmental-problem-154189/" aria-label="Read more about A manatee with ‘TRUMP’ scraped into its back was itself disturbing. But it reflects a deeper environmental problem">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcia Devlin, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University Australian university leaders are nearly three times more likely to be a man than a woman. Of 37 public university chancellors, just 10 are women (27%) and 27 (73%) are men. It’s exactly the same for vice-chancellors: 10 are women and ... <a title="No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber women 3 to 1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/no-change-at-the-top-for-university-leaders-as-men-outnumber-women-3-to-1-154556/" aria-label="Read more about No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber women 3 to 1">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University The New South Wales Education Department said last week said it would trial a program to hand out free pads and tampons in schools. Department secretary Mark Scott said: We are developing work on a pilot program around ... <a title="Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/imagine-having-your-period-and-no-money-for-pads-or-tampons-would-you-still-go-to-school-156570/" aria-label="Read more about Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastien Darchen, Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland Electronic music is the fifth-most-popular music genre globally. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for the electronic music industry. Its estimated value fell from US$7.3 billion in 2019 to US$3.3 billion in 2020. Hundreds of electronic ... <a title="Electronic cities: between COVID and gentrification, dance music is struggling to find its groove again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/electronic-cities-between-covid-and-gentrification-dance-music-is-struggling-to-find-its-groove-again-149168/" aria-label="Read more about Electronic cities: between COVID and gentrification, dance music is struggling to find its groove again">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women. Flexible work has been on offer to both men and women in ... <a title="Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/flexible-work-arrangements-help-women-but-only-if-they-are-also-offered-to-men-155882/" aria-label="Read more about Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dawn LaValle Norman, Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University When we conjure up ancient philosophers the image that springs to mind might be a bald Socrates discoursing with beautiful young men in the sun, or a scholarly Aristotle lecturing among cool columns. ... <a title="Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/wise-women-6-ancient-female-philosophers-you-should-know-about-156033/" aria-label="Read more about Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilo López-Aguirre, PhD Candidate, UNSW Scientists have found another piece in the puzzle of how echolocation evolved in bats, moving closer to solving a decades-long evolutionary mystery. All bats — apart from the fruit bats of the family Pteropodidae (also called flying foxes) — can “echolocate” by ... <a title="Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t (and never could) use echolocation. Now we’re closer to knowing why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/fruit-bats-are-the-only-bats-that-cant-and-never-could-use-echolocation-now-were-closer-to-knowing-why-153721/" aria-label="Read more about Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t (and never could) use echolocation. Now we’re closer to knowing why">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordy Meekes, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne That Australian women earn less than Australian men is well-known. The latest calculation put the gap – the extent to which the average female full-time wage is less than the average male ... <a title="Why do women get paid less than men? Hours and commuting provide clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/why-do-women-get-paid-less-than-men-hours-and-commuting-provide-clues-155883/" aria-label="Read more about Why do women get paid less than men? Hours and commuting provide clues">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Gleeson, Associate professor, La Trobe University News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia has caused concern and outrage. The immediate problem will probably be quickly solved through diplomatic channels. Even if it is not, onshore manufacturing of the ... <a title="Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/yes-export-bans-on-vaccines-are-a-problem-but-why-is-the-supply-of-vaccines-so-limited-in-the-first-place-156569/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Stern, Professor of Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The Tonga Kermadec subduction zone stretches between New Zealand and south of Samoa. USGS, CC BY-SA A sequence of three major offshore earthquakes, including a magnitude 8.1 quake near the Kermadec Islands, triggered tsunami ... <a title="Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/following-3-major-quakes-off-new-zealand-questions-remain-about-how-they-might-be-linked-156562/" aria-label="Read more about Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Dr Laine Dare discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss some of the 148 recommendations made by the Royal Commission ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the royal commission into aged care, Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-royal-commission-into-aged-care-christian-porter-and-linda-reynolds-156575/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the royal commission into aged care, Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Celebrity testimonials abound for pills, potions and creams that purport to make you look younger. This time collagen supplements are in the spotlight, after Jennifer Aniston became the face of one wellness brand’s collagen campaign in ... <a title="Thinking about trying collagen supplements for your skin? A healthy diet is better value for money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/thinking-about-trying-collagen-supplements-for-your-skin-a-healthy-diet-is-better-value-for-money-152240/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about trying collagen supplements for your skin? A healthy diet is better value for money">Read more</a>
