News tagged with gender biases

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

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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




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Gender wage gap shrunk faster than previously thought

The gap in wages between men and women has decreased sharply over the past 30 years, and a new University of Georgia study reveals that decline was even greater than previously recognized.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seeing really is believing

(Medical Xpress) -- Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their team's pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Turtles' mating habits protect against effects of climate change

The mating habits of marine turtle may help to protect them against the effects of climate change, according to new research led by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Proceedings of th ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

A gender-biased metric guides funding decisions in psychology research

How do psychologists gauge scientific impact? One way is the so-called “journal impact factor,” or JIF, a ranking of a journal derived from the number of citations by other authors to all of the articles it has ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diversity in workplace enhances bottom line

(PhysOrg.com) -- The more diverse a company’s workforce is, the more loyal, happy and productive its employees tend to be, according to a new study led by a Ryerson University professor.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What we want to see on TV: Handsome politicians

The better the looks of United States Congresspersons, the more television coverage they receive, shows a new study from the University of Haifa recently published in the journal Political Communication. The reason behind ...

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research sheds light on how we see family resemblance in faces

Whether comparing a man and a woman or a parent and a baby, we can still see when two people of different age or sex are genetically related. How do we know that people are part of a family? Findings from a new study published ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Our brains are made of the same stuff, despite DNA differences

Despite vast differences in the genetic code across individuals and ethnicities, the human brain shows a "consistent molecular architecture," say researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Study: Women aren't becoming engineers because of confidence issues

Women are less likely than men to stay in engineering majors and to become engineers because they want to have families and are more insecure about their math abilities, right? Not necessarily, suggests a new study in the ...

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Inconsistent evaluations may affect promotion of women in law firms

Partners in Wall Street law firms write equally nice things about the work of their male and female junior lawyers, but when they use hard numbers, they rate the men higher, according to a study in the current Social Psychological an ...

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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