Women are less likely than men to ask for more time to complete projects with adjustable deadlines at work or school, new research finds.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2021
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Gender bias in physics labs—where women typically work more on the computer and on communication tasks, while men more often handle equipment—is not rooted in personal preference, according to new Cornell research.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2022
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Women are more likely to take risks and engage in competitive activities if they're allowed to share their potential winnings with peers, according to new research I co-authored. Since one explanation of the gender pay gap ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2021
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In 2019, Amy Bonomi, a women's studies scholar, co-edited "Women Leading Change: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Cliff, and Slipper." The book examines the perspectives of 23 female leaders on issues of leadership and the challenges ...
Economics & Business
Jul 13, 2020
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Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to attract more women into fields like physics and math often happen at the undergraduate level.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2020
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In a study examining perceptions of women who drink alcohol, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor and colleagues found that both men and women view women who drink alcohol in a social setting to be "less human." The ...
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2019
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Sexual harassment is another barrier women in STEM must overcome, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2019
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Undergraduate students' reactions to reading about a woman's anxiety in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) class vary by gender according to a Dartmouth-led study published in the Psychology of Women ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2018
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Need a loan? You appear to have an advantage if you're an African American female. According to a study by University of Iowa sociologist Sarah Harkness, lenders perceive African-American women just as favorably as white ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2013
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Would women rather "pop the question?" Apparently not. With marriage proposals in the air around the new year, researchers at UC Santa Cruz report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2013
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