Scientists should have sex and gender on the brain
Thinking about sex and gender would help scientists improve their research, a new article published today argues.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2019
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Biology textbooks do not provide students with comprehensive view of science of sex and gender, say professors
The teaching of science has long generated controversy in the United States—from evolution in the early 20th century to climate change today. Debates have also often emerged around how textbooks teach concepts related to ...
Education
Feb 22, 2024
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New study tests three-step intervention to increase faculty gender diversity in STEM
Workforce homogeneity limits creativity, discovery, and job satisfaction; nonetheless, eighty-one percent of US science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) university faculty members are men.
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2015
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Parents struggle to find gender-neutral toys
(AP)—A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh sign of movement in an old debate. Parents who hope to expose their ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2012
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New colleagues may be treated differently depending on attractiveness, gender
Skillset, experience, work ethic—and appearance? According to a new Penn State study, reactions to a new work team member may differ depending on the newcomer's attractiveness and gender.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved, says study
Math teachers who believe women no longer face discrimination tend to be biased against girls' ability in math. This is what we found through an experiment we conducted with over 400 elementary and middle school math teachers ...
Mathematics
May 3, 2023
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Gendered play in hunter-gatherer children strongly influenced by community demographics
The gendered play of children from two hunter-gatherer societies is strongly influenced by the demographics of their communities and the gender roles modelled by the adults around them, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2019
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'Attack helicopters' an online subculture to watch out for
While trolls have been around almost as long as the Internet, "incels" are a more recent and distinctly different cyber sub-culture which warrants more study says a QUT researcher.
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2020
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Study finds new mentoring model supports underrepresented minority women faculty in STEM
Over the last 20 years, many academic institutions have conducted surveys in STEM disciplines, seeking ways to address and increase awareness of discrimination and racism that are major obstacles to attracting and retaining ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2020
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Online images may be turning back the clock on gender bias
A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, and research has shown that the human brain does indeed better retain information from images than from text. These days, we are taking in more visual content than ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2024
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