An extended critique of the EIGE Gender Equality Index
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)......»»
Gender pay progress stalls on "motherhood penalty": study
There has been minimal global movement toward gender pay equality because many women still face a "motherhood penalty" after having children, a study said Tuesday......»»
Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions
How do universities and colleges build safer campuses, and better respond to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence? There isn't a simple answer to this question......»»
Sex, intimacy and black middle-class Christianity in South Africa: A difficult history
A new book, "Convening Black Intimacy," explores the history of Christianity, gender and precolonial marriage and sex traditions in South Africa in the late 1800s and early 1900s......»»
Battling drug resistant bacteria with bacteriophages
The overuse of antibiotics over extended periods of time has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in recent years. This poses a significant threat to public health, with more than 1.2 million deaths caused due to MDR bacteria. M.....»»
ASIC designer Sondrel extends multi-year EDA license with Synopsys
UK-based fabless ASIC designer Sondrel has extended its multi-year, multi-million-dollar license agreement with Synopsys for its state-of-the-art EDA tools so that it will run for three more years......»»
Sexual minority families fare as well as—and in some ways better than—"traditional" ones, finds pooled data analysis
Sexual minority families—where parental sexual orientation or gender identity is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms—fare as well as or better than "traditional" families with parents of the opposite sex, finds a pooled.....»»
Tell Google what to do in the afterlife
Google launched the service on its account settings page to give users options with their account should it remain inactive for an extended period of time......»»
New tool shows Kia, Lexus moving the most inventory this year
An "inventory efficiency index" created by software company Cloud Theory allows automakers to view supply and demand across all makes and models in real time, including those of their competitors......»»
The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out
By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will only be enough college graduates with computing degrees to fill 24% of these jobs. For decades, the U.S. has poured resources into improving gender representation in the te.....»»
Forescout XDR enables SOC teams to reduce the attack surface
Forescout revealed Forescout XDR, a solution designed to aid enterprises in detecting, investigating, and responding to an extensive range of sophisticated threats throughout their extended enterprise. A typical SOC is flooded with 450 alerts per hou.....»»
New infosec products of the week: March 3, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Appdome, Fastly, Forescout, ManageEngine, and Veeam Software. Forescout XDR enables SOC teams to reduce the attack surface Forescout XDR is an eXtended detec.....»»
How Apple wants to integrate its AR headset with iPhone & Mac
Apple's forthcoming headset was always going to work alongside iPhone and Mac, but a newly-filed patent application describes just what the company wants to happen.The patent application, "Multi-device continuity for use with extended reality systems.....»»
Weird world of Aussie bees: How one species creates gender balance in the nest
New Flinders University research gives insights into the fascinating world of Australian native bees, finding that one highly evolved species has been shaped by an unusual battle between male and female offspring numbers......»»
Appdome ThreatScope Mobile XDR provides threat intelligence for mobile apps
Appdome has released its next generation ThreatScope product, delivering Extended Detection and Response (XDR) for consumer mobile apps and brands globally. Mobile brands gain the power and agility of XDR to address any cyber, fraud and other attacks.....»»
Appdome ThreatScope Mobile XDR tracks Android and iOS attacks in real time
Appdome has released its next generation ThreatScope product, delivering Extended Detection and Response (XDR) for consumer mobile apps and brands globally. Mobile brands gain the power and agility of XDR to address any cyber, fraud and other attacks.....»»
A gender perspective on the global migration of scholars
International recognition is key to many successful academic careers, but research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesshows female scientific researchers are less internationally mobile than their male counterparts,.....»»
Novel bio-index helps indicate future Arctic climate change through microzooplankton
The Arctic Ocean is experiencing rapid changes due to global warming. It contains complex water masses with unique hydrographic features and zooplankton communities......»»
Many Apple online services experienced extended outage [u]
Apple's system status page listed 27 outages across iCloud, business, school, and other services on Thursday afternoon — now resolved.Apple services are experiencing an outageStarting from 3:55 p.m. eastern on Thursday, Apple acknowledged a widespr.....»»
Gender pay gap is bigger for some women than others—here"s how to work it out
Women in the UK earn, on average, 14.9 pence less per pound than men, based on the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This means that while men are getting paid from January 1, women have effectively worked for free for the fi.....»»
The best way to close gender pay gaps is to find the source of unfair pay, says study
Businesses can close gender pay gaps, reward high performance and improve their compensation strategy by identifying the true source of pay inequity and fairly allocating raises to the most underpaid women, according to new research published in Prod.....»»