The Golden Age of Hollywood is known for its glitz, glamour and classic movies. Northwestern University researchers have peeled back the gilded sheen to reveal an industry tarnished by severe gender inequity.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2020
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Aside from Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, and more recently Angela Merkel and Jacinda Ardern, women continue to be scarce in the halls of power.
Social Sciences
May 22, 2020
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The Bureau of Statistics has just released a new set of data from the 2021 census. The first set—released in June 2022—covered topics including age, sex, religion, unpaid work and country of birth.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2022
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An analysis of thousands of children's books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of books now feature female protagonists, male protagonists remain overrepresented. Stella Lourenco of Emory ...
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, according to a recent study by University of Chicago scholar Christopher Berry.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2011
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Early findings from a University of Bristol study that investigated school, college and club connections in the boardrooms of the UK's top companies has found that social connections – through membership of elite private ...
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2012
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Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican municipal politics, according to a new study from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2023
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A group of 2017 Nobel Laureates have addressed the lack of female representation in sciences ahead of the prize-awarding ceremony in Stockholm.
Other
Dec 7, 2017
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An organization that is required by national law to have significant female representation on its board of directors sees higher diversity and skills than those in countries that simply advise on quotas, according to research ...
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2020
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A researcher at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has explored how the gender gap has evolved in two American academies: the National Academy of Science (NAS) and the Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in the ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2023
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