News tagged with gender bias
Gender-bias impacts women physicists
While some might argue that the lack of women in physics is down to personal choice or perhaps even biological determinism, Amy Bug, a physicist at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA instead claims it could be due to small, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Study shows people's racial biases can skew perceptions of how much help victims need
When assessing the amount of help someone needs, people's perceptions can be skewed by their racial biases, according to a Kansas State University study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2010 |
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If the market decides what stockbrokers earn, why are women on Wall Street earning less?
The recent excesses of Wall Street may be big news but behind the headlines there's another story: When it comes to men and women stockbrokers, someone is taking home a bigger paycheck.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2012 |
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Parents' endorsement of vigorous team sports increases children's physical activity, say researchers
Parents who value strenuous team sports are more likely to influence their children to join a team or at least participate in some kind of exercise, and spend less time in front of the TV or computer, a new study says.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2009 |
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High school math teachers may not make the grade when it comes to gender bias
Do some high school teachers think math is harder for girls than boys? The authors of a new study say yes.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Gender discrimination still a factor in modern organizations -- 'that's what she said'
The World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report states, "No country in the world has yet managed to eliminate the gender gap." In the U.S., the Bureau of Labor Statistics cites women working 41 to 44 hours per week earn 84.6% ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Study reveals gender bias of prospective parents
A Queen's University study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want girls.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2011 |
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