Posts Tagged ‘discrimination’
Laws could protect gay job applicants
RICE (US) — Laws against discrimination can have a significant positive impact on how gays and lesbians are treated in employment situations, according to new research. Continue…
Monday, April 8, 2013 10:55 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Mar 28, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Bias against girls can start in the womb
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Women in India and other male-dominated societies are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with boys, new research reveals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2013 15:58 - 1 Comment
Marriage may boost gay couples’ health
MICHIGAN STATE (US) —Legalizing gay marriage could improve same-sex couples’ health, though gay racial minorities may be suffering from a double dose of discrimination. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2013 12:43 - 0 Comments
Mental stress fuels HIV in gay men
NYU (US) — The mental health burdens of racism, homophobia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder contribute to the HIV epidemic among many young black and Latino men, experts say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 6, 2013 12:05 - 3 Comments
The genetics of fear can shape political views
BROWN (US) — People who are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of social fear are more likely to support anti-immigration policies, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Is it revenge to expose whistle blowers?
INDIANA U. (US) — It’s often unclear if exposing a whistle-blower’s identity violates the law, but legal scholars suggest asking who needs to know. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2013 14:30 - 2 Comments
In South and GOP, whites more likely to claim racism
STANFORD (US) — White Republicans and Southern evangelicals are most likely to claim reverse discrimination, but not because of a shared ideology, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 15, 2013 11:04 - 2 Comments
Civilization survives if women have equal rights
STANFORD (US) — The collapse of civilization can be avoided by reducing consumption and expanding women’s role in society, biologists report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 2, 2013 11:58 - 1 Comment
In jobs with fewer men, women earn more
U. WARWICK (UK) — Women get to the top of their profession easier and earn relatively more money when they choose careers not dominated by men. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 31, 2012 14:38 - 4 Comments
Proud Black teens do better in school
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2012 15:40 - 0 Comments
Racial bias linked to substance abuse
PURDUE (US) — Blacks who feel mistreated and discriminated against are more likely to abuse alcohol and illegal drugs, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2012 15:59 - 0 Comments
Discrimination fears may accompany depression
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Worldwide, more than three-quarters of the people diagnosed with depression say they have experienced some form of discrimination. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2012 10:42 - 3 Comments
For tiny chance to prosper, we tolerate inequality
U. WARWICK (UK) — Even the smallest hint of an opportunity to prosper can make unfairness acceptable to people at a disadvantage, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2012 8:59 - 0 Comments
Sense of bias may harm poor teens’ health
CORNELL (US) — Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination may cause harmful changes to their physical health, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 13, 2012 11:33 - 1 Comment
For black youth, types of stress add up
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Stress can increase the risk for violent behaviors and depressive symptoms for African-American young adults, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 6, 2012 15:19 - 22 Comments
Ban on headscarves may limit freedoms
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new book takes an in-depth look at the growing controversy over the right of Muslim women to wear headscarves in public places. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 25, 2012 15:13 - 1 Comment
Laws may keep obesity bias out of hiring
VANDERBILT (US) — Two US cities could provide a national model for combating workplace discrimination because of obesity, according to a new paper. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 27, 2012 13:22 - 4 Comments
Merit hiring may omit top candidates
STANFORD (US) — Sometimes it is only by taking race and gender into account that schools and employers can admit and hire the best candidates, a new report argues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 8:56 - 1 Comment
More smokers among those stung by racial bias
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new study finds that people who feel discriminated against because of race or ethnicity are more likely to smoke. (more…)
