Posts Tagged ‘gender’
Kids aren’t kind to chubby cartoons
U. LEEDS (UK) — Very young children appear to reject storybook characters who are overweight as potential friends, a study shows. Continue…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:55 - 3 Comments
Society & Culture - Apr 16, 2013 15:03 - 2 Comments
Testosterone pumps up threats for tough guys
STANFORD (US) — The higher a man’s testosterone level, the more macho he’s likely to act when his masculinity is threatened, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 11, 2013 11:16 - 0 Comments
Gender gap in the ‘Women’s Olympics’
USC (US) / U. TORONTO (CAN) — The 2012 Olympic Games in London was the first time all participating nations allowed women to compete, but there were still 1,233 more male athletes and 30 more medal events exclusively for men. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 28, 2013 11:28 - 0 Comments
Power perks lacking for women bosses
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Having more authority in the workplace comes with many rewards, but a new study shows the benefits aren’t evenly distributed among women and men. (more…)
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 20, 2013 10:36 - 1 Comment
Verbally acute women avoid STEM careers
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Women are less likely to pursue jobs in science and technology because their better language skills give them more career options, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 15, 2013 9:43 - 3 Comments
Gender gaps linger in reading and math
U. LEEDS (UK) / U. MISSOURI (US) — Twice as many boys are in the world’s top one percent of math students, but girls outdo boys in reading by an even larger margin. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2013 14:35 - 0 Comments
Doctor’s gender doesn’t affect risk of death
UC DAVIS (US) — A physician’s gender does not affect health-care costs or mortality, according to a large study that contradicts previous findings. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2013 14:16 - 0 Comments
Female lemurs outlive males with ‘itchy feet’
STONY BROOK / U. ARIZONA (US) — Both male and female lemurs stray from the safety of the group, but the females eventually settle down—perhaps a clue to why they tend to outlive the males, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2013 16:51 - 1 Comment
Empathy peaks among women in their 50s
U. MICHIGAN (US) — If you need a shoulder to cry on, a woman in her 50s may be your best bet, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2013 12:44 - 8 Comments
Trait by trait, sexes don’t differ much
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Forget Mars and Venus. Both men and women are from Earth, according to a new study that shows the sexes aren’t so dissimilar psychologically. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 31, 2013 14:07 - 4 Comments
More sex when couples split chores traditionally
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Married couples who split chores by traditional gender roles have sex more often than couples who share so-called men’s and women’s work. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 15:23 - 1 Comment
With heart trouble, genes vary between sexes
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Although healthy men and women show little difference in their hearts, new research reveals genetic differences among those with disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Bat dad devotion depends on the roost
U. LEEDS (UK) — Male bats range from devoted fathers to independent bachelors along a 50 km stretch of the River Wharfe in Yorkshire, England. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 15:55 - 1 Comment
With exercise, obese women may need to go hard
U. MISSOURI (US) — Women who are obese may not get the same benefits from aerobic exercise that men do, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 23, 2013 14:57 - 3 Comments
For gay black men, coming out can feel like failure
RUTGERS (US) — Gay black men face a unique set of challenges and pressures from family and friends when they decide to come out, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2013 10:37 - 1 Comment
Do work goals suffer when women run the home?
UC BERKELEY / EMORY (US) — Control over domestic affairs seems to dampen women’s interest in professional power, report researchers. (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 17, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
More women drivers, but men drive more
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Women drivers now outnumber male motorists, but men still account for the majority of the driving on America’s roads, a new study shows. (more…)
