Multiple-choice exams favor boys over girls, worsening the math gender gap
Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions.
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May 31, 2021
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Gender stereotypes still hold true for youth and types of political participation
Gender roles absorbed at an early age seem to have shaped today's youth regarding their involvement in politics, in line with traditional stereotypes, concludes a new study, conducted amongst adolescents and young adults ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2021
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Study finds gender pay gap in large government agency
The study sought to describe and explain gender pay differences in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services between 2010 and 2018. HHS comprises a quarter of the country's governmental public health workers, with ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2021
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Gender pay gaps in nonprofits are even greater when there is room for salary negotiations
With increased media attention and political campaigns focusing on the gender pay gap, the fact that women—on average—are paid less than men, has become an important public discussion. While much of the focus has been ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2021
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Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation: WEF
The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report released Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2021
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How can medicine close its gender pay gap?
Women account for half of all doctors and medical trainees in Canada, but too often in medicine, that's where gender equality ends. Studies show female physicians earn less, advance slower and face higher risks of burnout ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2021
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Over a quarter of a century until gender pay gap likely to close
A new report shows that although progress has been made in recent years to reduce the gender pay gap in Australia, it will still take more than a quarter of a century to close it.
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2021
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It's not lack of confidence that's holding back women in STEM
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions are still heavily male-dominated. Across all sectors, just over one in four STEM workers are women.
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2021
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Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men
Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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Businesses say they want to tackle inequalities but they need more data to take action
COVID-19 has brought challenges like no other for businesses. In the UK, where firms have also had to deal with the challenges of Brexit, the resilience and adaptability amid such adversity has been remarkable. But there ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2021
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