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Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

(Phys.org) -- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

People without cars, financial assets less likely to marry: study

A study published this week in the American Journal of Sociology finds that people who lack personal wealth in the form of a car or financial assets are significantly less likely to enter into a first marriage. The result ...

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Race matters when recruiting, retaining undergraduate women engineers

Attempts to recruit and retain more women in undergraduate engineering programs often lump all female students into a single group. At best, minority women as a group may receive special attention.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds oral tongue cancer increasing in young, white females

A UNC study released this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds an increasing incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue in young white females in the United States over the last three decades.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Medical mystery endures: Black babies at twice risk of whites for death, study indicates

African-American women are significantly more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women, in an enduring medical mystery. It exists at all income and education levels, but is widest among more affluent, ...

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created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds breast cancer incidence rates no longer declining in US women

A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through 2007, according to a new study from the ...

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created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young minority women screened at higher rate for chlamydia than young white women

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white ...

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created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

UNC study provides further insight into racial disparities in breast cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The results show that basal-like breast cancer is equally aggressive in African American and white women, and that African American women had worse outcomes no matter what kind of breast cancer they developed.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women's race and class impact contraception recommendations, study shows

A woman's race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status impact whether health care providers recommend one of the most highly effective forms of contraception, a UCSF study confirms. The results also indicate that the interaction ...

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created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young Black women at increased risk of self-harm, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research.

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created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

American women are happier going to church than shopping on Sundays: study

A new study conducted by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher, together with a researcher from De-Paul University, reveals that women in the United States generally derive more happiness from religious participation ...

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created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds positive change in menopausal experience

(PhysOrg.com) -- White women are becoming more optimistic about menopause, with many seeing it as an opportunity to rethink their lives and redefine themselves, a new University of Texas at Austin national study shows.

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created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sedentary Behavior Puts White Women at Greatest Risk for Obesity

Obesity is climbing steadily among American women and an inactive lifestyle is one risk factor. A new study finds that sedentary white women are more apt to become obese than are sedentary African-American women.

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created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Self-worth based on weight increases drive for thinness among white women: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- White women who define their self worth based on weight are highly motivated to achieve thinness, regardless of their body mass index or appearance-related self esteem, a University of Michigan study finds.

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created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study: More physical activity leads to less obesity -- often, but not always

It may seem intuitive that greater amounts of exercise lead to less obesity, but an Indiana University study has found that this conventional wisdom applies primarily to white women. The findings draw attention not only to ...

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created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0