BestColleges • 1st November 2022

5 Jobs with Alarming Gender Pay Disparity.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware that women continue to face gender pay gaps across most industries -- even those they dominate. Sus.

BestColleges.com • 24th June 2022

Are American Women Overeducated? Maybe Matt Gaetz Is Onto Something

To my fellow overeducated, underloved women: what if Matt Gaetz isn't totally wrong about us?

UK • 13th October 2019

Exclusive interview: Carles Puigdemont

Former president of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont is coming to the RUG on Wednesday. But first, he tells the UKrant about life in exile, the 2017 referendum, and the way forward for Catalan independence. ‘There are no easy solutions.’

Sound the Broken Belle • 21st September 2021

No Right To A Good Death in the Land of the Free

What is the value of a good death?

Cup of Jo • 11th November 2021

Are You Friends With Any Older Women?

What all my little old ladies have taught me along the way.

Sound the Broken Belle • 13th September 2021

Sex Positive Parenting For Prudes

I’m trying to stop being such a goddam prude. You know -- for the kids.

UK • 5th November 2019

Stamppot will save your wretched soul

This is an ongoing series where the UKrant unpacks weird and wonderful Dutch things for our international readers. Today’s episode: stamppot

UK • 13th October 2019

Conversations with a five-year-old about Zwarte Piet

The international editor of the UKrant looks back on her first Sinterklaas season with her young daughter. Zwarte Piet was a total shock. ‘I’m nervous, mama. What if he plays tricks on me?’

UK • 13th October 2019

NYT's Kate Zernike: maybe inclusion starts with a story

Award-winning New York Times correspondent Kate Zernike will speak about ‘women in science’ for the 2019 Lustrum celebrations. She thinks stories can make us more inclusive. ‘At the heart of everything is a human story.’

UK • 13th October 2019

RUG PhD Karen Mohan runs for daughter Riley

Irish PhD student Karen Mohan lived a beautiful, happy life in Namibia. But when her daughter suddenly died, grief split the earth beneath her feet. So Karen ran. Now, she runs for Riley.

UK • 13th October 2019

When Dutch 'Directness' Hurts

International students face everyday exclusion and indirect discrimination from their Dutch peers. And the Dutch don’t even know they’re doing it. ‘They think they are being direct, but actually it is just rude.’

TheBestSchools.org • 24th September 2021

How to Combat Passion Exploitation

So you want to go into a helping profession. Beware: Your passion for doing good might become a justification for your exploitation. Here's how to fight back.

BestColleges.com • 29th June 2022

The C-Suite Was Built for Men. Time for Something New.

Look, babes, making it to the top of the ladder is easy. All you need is a wife.