News tagged with gender analysis
Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles
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, ...
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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Voters' views of Mormonism still hamper Romney's campaign
Mitt Romney's religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in 2012, according to David Campbell at the University of Notre Dame. Real time voter analysis of ...
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May 22, 2012 |
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Researchers develop food aid decision-making tool
Shipping food to foreign countries may not always be the best response to food crises; sometimes sending cash or procuring goods locally is cheaper, faster and more effective.
May 21, 2012 |
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Key lessons from history on alcohol taxes
Steep rises in taxes on alcohol do not necessarily reduce consumption, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into the history of intoxicants in 16th and 17th England.
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May 01, 2012 |
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Subconsciously, we echo the speech of superiors
(Phys.org) -- Want to know who holds the power? Just listen carefully, preferably with a little help from a computer. Research at Cornell shows that people speaking to someone of perceived superior status often unconsciously ...
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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All-white jury pools convict black defendants 16 percent more often than whites
Juries formed from all-white jury pools in Florida convicted black defendants 16 percent more often than white defendants, a gap that was nearly eliminated when at least one member of the jury pool was black, ...
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Apr 20, 2012 |
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Design, ergonomics students to present infographics study
In a culture awash in data, infographics -- visual representations of facts and figures -- are vital to communicating complicated information on websites, in books and newspapers and elsewhere.
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Apr 18, 2012 |
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Study: Female students wary of the engineering workplace
Why don’t more women enter the male-dominated profession of engineering? Some observers have speculated it may be due to the difficulties of balancing a demanding career with family life. Others have ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Study: Parsing the pill's impact on women's wages
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although women continue to lag behind men in pay, the gender wage gap has narrowed considerably since the 1960s. Now a new University of Michigan study is the first to quantify the impact ...
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Mar 27, 2012 |
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Decisions are taken more democratically with a higher percentage of women in management positions
In workplaces with a high percentage of women in a management position more individualized employee feedback is carried out, more democratic decisions are adopted and more interpersonal channels of communications ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism
A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it's all right to miss work, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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