When Jaci Urbani taught early learners at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, one of the books she read to them was "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White, a children's novel about a pig destined for slaughter and his friendship ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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While there are a number of studies demonstrating that dog therapy programs can improve a person's social and emotional well-being, many typically have a disproportionate number of female participants.
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2023
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This week, thousands of women across Iceland went on strike to demand greater gender equality. That's right, Iceland: the country that has ranked highest in the world for gender equality for the past 14 years in a row.
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2023
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In academic year 2021/2022, men formed a clear majority of students studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering in Spain. According to the report "Igualdad en cifras" ("Equality in Figures") published by the ...
Education
Oct 26, 2023
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New research published in Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures looking at the experiences of women working in coastal sciences worldwide has unearthed important and disturbing findings.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2023
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Having children poses serious financial challenges. One researcher to demonstrate this is U.S. economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her research on gender differences ...
Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2023
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Women faculty are more likely to leave academia than men faculty throughout all career stages in U.S. universities, University of Colorado Boulder researchers revealed in the most comprehensive analysis of retention in academia ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2023
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What happens when lonely men, embittered by a sense of failure in the sexual marketplace, find each other and form communities on the internet? The result can be deadly.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2023
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People judge members of their own circles more harshly than they judge individuals from other groups for the same transgressions, according to new Cornell University research.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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New research by staff from Social Statistics has reviewed the methodology of one of the most comprehensive indices of gender equality, the Gender Equality Index by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2023
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