It is no secret: Gender norms—those deeply rooted societal notions of how boys and girls/men and women should behave—have been changing for some time now. These shifts pushed beyond the gender binary, a construct that ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2022
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Workplace culture and masculine norms are keeping fathers from asking for flexible working hours, including paid parental leave, according to research from University of South Australia researcher, Dr. Ashlee Borgkvist.
Economics & Business
Nov 5, 2021
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Have you noticed more cats riding in strollers lately? Or bumper stickers that read, "I love my granddogs"? You're not imagining it. More people are investing serious time, money and attention in their pets.
Evolution
Oct 28, 2021
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Kenyan world record holder Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death at her home in the western town of Iten last week. The fact that the police arrested her husband in connection with the death has brought the subject of domestic ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2021
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Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, HEC Montréal, and University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that performs a meta-analysis of extant research on social ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2021
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When making decisions about what to do with their romantic relationships, people are typically inclined to move relationships forward rather than end them, according to a new paper by Western's Samantha Joel.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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Working mothers are often expected to work like they don't have children and raise children as if they don't work. This impossible standard is at the root of gender inequalities in the workplace, according to two new Washington ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2021
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In cultures that place a high value on conventional gender norms, particularly those that prize men as the breadwinners in a family, their unemployment plays an outsized role in whether a romantic relationship ultimately ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2021
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When Charles Darwin published "Descent of Man" 150 years ago, he launched scientific investigations on human origins and evolution. This week, three leading scientists in different, but related disciplines published "Modern ...
Evolution
May 21, 2021
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Mitigating current and future damage stemming from climate change depends greatly on the ability of affected populations to adapt to changing conditions. According to an international group of researchers, building capacity ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2020
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