Jess Wade Is on a Crusade to Correct Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance
Physicist Jess Wade explains the importance of recognizing female scientists on Wikipedia. She’s created more than 2,000 Wikipedia articles to do just that.....»»
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.....»»
Apple Podcasts Award winner is ‘Slow Burn’, for history of Roe v. Wade
The Apple Podcasts Award winner for 2022 has been announced. Apple named Slow Burn as its show of the year, for its coverage of the history of the landmark abortion rights case, Roe v. Wade. The Cupertino company has also announced the availability.....»»
Slate’s Slow Burn is the 2022 Apple Podcasts Award winner
After announcing the best apps of 2022 in the App Store Awards, Apple has now announced its Podcasts Award winner. Slate won “Show of the Year” with Slows Burn, a narrative nonfiction series whose latest season covered Roe v. Wade. The re.....»»
Apple picks "Slow Burn" as podcast Show of the Year
The Apple Podcasts Award winner for 2022 is "Slow Burn," a non-fiction show, which won for its coverage of Roe v. Wade.The makers of Slow BurnMade by Slate, "Slow Burn" originally ran as a a four-episode season that explored the events up to the orig.....»»
Study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men
Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who—or what—is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, divides fault evenly betw.....»»
For female astronomers, the COVID-19 pandemic widened publishing"s gender gap
Before the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shut down labs and sent scientists home to work, female astronomers on average published about nine papers for every 10 published by men—a rate that has remained stagnant for decades......»»
Tesla recalls 321,000 U.S. vehicles over rear light issue
Tesla said it will deploy an over-the-air update to correct the rear light issue and said it has no reports of any crashes or injuries related to the recall......»»
A history of ARM, part 2: Everything starts to come together
What had started as twelve people and a dream was now a billion-dollar company. Enlarge / The Acorn Archimedes 3000, released in May 1989. (credit: Wikipedia) The story so far: At the end of the 1980s, Acorn Computer.....»»
FCC unveils big update to broadband map—and wants you to help correct errors
Map is better but not perfect—look up your address to see if there are mistakes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk) The Federal Communications Commission took two significant steps toward providing US bro.....»»
Gender inequality is still rampant in the maritime longshore profession
Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labor market at much higher rates than they used to—there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s......»»
Made by women: Why women buy from women and men buy from women and men
Researchers from Technical University of Munich and Copenhagen Business School published a new paper in the Journal of Consumer Psychology that provides fresh insights into how individual purchase decisions are influenced by the gender of the person.....»»
Power to the princess: Study shows speedy way to reduce gender stereotypes
Children's animated movies often enforce gender stereotypes, but they also hold the power to quickly shift them, a University of Otago study has shown......»»
Hogwarts Legacy character creator answers key questions
Our first look at Hogwarts Legacy's character creator answers how the game will deal with representation of sex and gender......»»
Study reveals extent of gender inequality in start-up landscape
Women are significantly underrepresented in German and French start-ups, especially in technical industries. This applies to both founders and employees, as a study from TUM in collaboration with the Roland Berger Foundation for European Management n.....»»
New York Challenges FCC Broadband Map Data
New York Challenges FCC Broadband Map Data The State of New York has submitted a challenge to the FCC regarding the number of locations in the state that do not have broadband at speeds of at least 25 Mbps available to them. Determining the correct n.....»»
Privacy, compliance challenges businesses face after Roe v. Wade repeal
In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Herold, IEEE member and CEO of Privacy & Security Brainiacs, discusses data, privacy, surveillance, and compliance challenges facing businesses in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s repeal of the Roe v......»»
Aggressively patriarchal worldview attracted Swedish women to the Islamic State, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish women who have joined the Islamic State (IS) were not simply passively manipulated by men. A new study from Lund University suggests that it was a strict religious culture, which opposes gender equality, and modern.....»»
Expert discusses the future of the labor market and the economy
Daniel Graff is director of the University of Notre Dame's Higgins Labor Program and holds a joint appointment in the Department of History. He is an expert on contemporary labor issues, labor and economic history, and issues related to gender, race.....»»
AI image generators appear to propagate gender and race stereotypes
AI image generators are being tested for various biases that might come up in their machine learning systems......»»