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Gender injustice is not limited to specific areas of human activity — it is structural and global. The source of gender injustice is not a problem “with women” that could be fixed with localized actions (only): it’s a structural societal problem that concerns every one of us, and the problem goes far beyond gender alone.

While it is widely acknowledged that Darwin’s descriptions of females were gender-biased, gender bias in current sexual selection research is less recognized. This bias is not only a historical pattern; sexual selection theory and research are still male-centered—due to conspicuous traits, practical obstacles, and continued gender bias. Even the way sexual selection is commonly defined contributes to this bias. 

The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is investing $379 million to support 216 emerging and established leaders in health and medical research across Australia to tackle the nation’s greatest health challenges.

Higher education and research institutions are critical to the well-being and success of societies, meaning their financial support is strongly in the public interest. At the same time, value-for-money principles demand that such investment delivers. Unfortunately, these principles are currently violated by one of the biggest sources of public funding inefficiency: sexism.

The June 2023 decision by SCOTUS restricting the use of race in US undergraduate admissions may feel as though it pushes us to retreat on our diversity goals, but nothing is farther from the truth. Incremental progress is no longer sufficient; bolder, more sweeping actions are necessary to ensure the quality of our scientific inquiry and as a fundamental principle of the country's economic growth.