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His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The mentally ill don't get a fair shake in this country. Many employers don't want to hire them, and health insurers don't want to treat their illnesses. Even within their own communities and families, the mentally ill are ...





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Older People Less Able to Hide Bigotry, Study Shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People do not get any more racially prejudiced as they age — but they do become less able to hide it, suggests a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Freiburg and the University of Sydney.


Gender bias may affect care of people with osteoarthritis, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Unconscious prejudices among doctors may explain why women complaining of knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, a study in today's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Jo ...


Gender Schemas Affect Women in Science, Says Expert

Gender Schemas Affect Women in Science, Says Expert

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gender equity expert Virginia Valian discusses women's advancement in the STEM disciplines.


Walk this way? Masculine motion seems to come at you, while females walk away

Biology /

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

You can tell a lot about people from the way they move alone: their gender, age, and even their mood, earlier studies have shown. Now, researchers reporting in the September 9th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press public ...


Stock graphs can mislead: People prefer stocks with shorter runs

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can the way stock information is presented lead investors to make the wrong decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that when investors use charts, they are likely to make a baseless decision about ...


Women Are Sort of More Tentative Than Men, Aren't They?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Women hedge, issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, language features that can suggest uncertainty, lack of confidence and low status. But men do the same, according to new research from ...


Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

According to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ...


Gender discrimination still a factor in modern organizations -- 'that's what she said'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report states, "No country in the world has yet managed to eliminate the gender gap." In the U.S., the Bureau of Labor Statistics cites women working 41 to 44 hours per week earn 84.6% ...


The evolving manager stereotype: Gender a factor in measuring a team's performance

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most ...


Rescuing male turkey chicks

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A novel approach to classify the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr. Gerald Steiner from the Dresden University of Technology in ...



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