News tagged with women in science
Citizens in 34 countries show implicit bias linking males more than females with science
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2009 |
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thoughts that people may be unwilling to express or may not even know that they have - may have a powerful effect on gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance, according to a new study published ...
Professor Interrupted: Gender Differences in High Level Engineering, Science and Math Institutions
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Jun 12, 2009 |
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A soon to be released exhaustive study entitled "Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty (2009)" published by The National Academies Press finds improvements ...
Universities like women in sciences; women aren't so sure
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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Women with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering are more likely than men to be chosen for faculty positions and promotions -- when they apply.
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Wanted: British women to eat chocolate for a year
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Scientists in Britain are looking for women willing to eat chocolate every day for a year -- all in the name of medical science.
More Is Needed than Quota Laws to Increase the Number of Women Legislators
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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Although women's representation in national legislatures around the globe has nearly doubled in the last 30 years, the average percentage of women legislators is only 18 percent worldwide. While many countries ...
UWM study explores why women leave engineering careers
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education.
Women opt out of math/science careers because of family demands
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers -- not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports ...
Diagnosis of arthritis 5 years earlier in childless women compared to those with children
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Nulliparous women (those who have not given birth to children) are diagnosed with chronic arthritides (including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an average of 5.2 years before parous ...
Gender Schemas Affect Women in Science, Says Expert
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gender equity expert Virginia Valian discusses women's advancement in the STEM disciplines.
Risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women rises steeply with age
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Among postmenopausal women, the risk of hip fractures increases steeply with age and is seven times higher in 70-year olds than in 50- year olds, according to a study in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Aerobically fit women have lower chance of breast cancer, study says
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A new study by University of South Carolina researchers indicates aerobically fit women are three times less likely to die of breast cancer than those who seldom exercise.
Physical abuse raises women's health costs over 40 percent
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women.
The science of hammering
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Scientists are studying hammering ability as a model for difficult motor tasks. The results, to be presented on Sunday, June 28, at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting, indicate that there is a surprising ...
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