Fathers Can Be Gender Equity Advocates
In my article "A Father's Perspective About Daughters and Engineering," published in 2016, I shared my frustration about the lack of role models and the cultural messages that had left my two brilliant daughters—and many of their female friends—.....»»
Emergence of private high schools in rural India increases stratification by gender, income, socioeconomic status
From 2004 to 2014, private high schools opened in more than 200 rural villages in one large Indian state. In a new study, researchers have compared student outcomes in these villages with outcomes in several thousand villages with no private schools......»»
This creepy Android flaw can detect your identity and even gender
You’ll most likely never encounter it, though, as this was an experiment in a controlled environment......»»
Viewpoint: How equity, diversity and inclusion policies are becoming a tool for capitalism
In capitalistic economies like those in the West, wealth and status accumulation often drive our every endeavor......»»
Male gender bias deters men from some career paths
Men are less likely to seek careers in early education and some other fields traditionally associated with women because of male gender bias in those fields, according to research published by the American Psychological Association......»»
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has continued the fast pace of announcements of planning grants for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deploym.....»»
Radiation damage to paternal DNA is passed on to offspring: Study
Whether radiation exposure of fathers can have consequences on their children is one of the most long-standing questions in radiation biology. Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model, Professor Dr. Björn Schumacher and his team discover.....»»
Economic historians find gender equality is good for economic growth
Over 500 years, the economy developed better in parts of Europe where women married in their 20s instead of their teens, according to a study by economic historians Alexandra de Pleijt from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Jörg Baten fro.....»»
Adult children more likely to be estranged from dad than mom, national study finds
Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found......»»
Gender or biological sex not as decisive in economic decision-making as previously thought, study finds
Gender and sex assigned at birth are not as decisive in economic decision-making as previously thought, a new study finds......»»
Jonathan Sobel-led group buys Porsche, Audi, VW dealerships
Jonathan Sobel's group's purchase of Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen dealerships follows a $70 million investment from Franchise Equity Partners in October......»»
Google postpones Chrome content-blocker shakeup once again
Manifest V3 continues to plague app functionality and those looking for effective adblockers, as well as privacy advocates......»»
Layered feedback mechanisms add control to engineered cells
Dr. Chelsea Hu, an assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and a member of the Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Fellows Program, is using synthetic biology to.....»»
Education magnifies social and gender gaps in political engagement: Report
Young people need better access to civic activities in schools to address social and gender gaps in political engagement that emerge during adolescence, according to a new report by UCL, University of Roehampton and University of Southampton research.....»»
A commercial real estate agent"s gender does matter—to the seller
Does gender matter in commercial real estate transactions? Not in the outcome of the sale, but gender plays a role because of a common affinity bias among property owners, according to a study by researchers at The University of Alabama......»»
Positive equity car leases should continue in 2023
Car leases ending in 2022 can be bought for several thousand dollars less than the vehicles are worth, according to Cox Automotive and Lease End......»»
US urban green infrastructure planning must transform to achieve equity, claims new analysis
Across the U.S., cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate flooding, excessive heat, extreme weather, and other urban hazards. Can greening efforts also address social injustices and inequality?.....»»
Growing startups should worry about rising "diversity debt," say researchers
Startups should pay attention to gender diversity from the get-go. UvA Economics and Business researchers Dr. Yuval Engel and Dr. Tanja Hentschel, together with colleagues in the US, conducted research about why women are underrepresented among start.....»»
Managers exhibit bias based on race, gender, disability and sexual orientation, study finds
In a study that examined bias in the workplace, a UF researcher found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in man.....»»
Ageism, sexism and racism still rife in labor market, study finds
Discrimination against older job applicants is compounded by gender and race, according to a new study showing that ageism is still rife in the U.K. labor market......»»
Widespread bullying and gender-based harassment in the transport industry restricts female participation
A new book "Women, Work and Transport" brings together researchers with international expertise in gender and transport work, to provide original evidence of the experiences of women working in all transport modes across countries in the Global North.....»»