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.....»»
Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries—new research
It may take close to 300 years to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, according to a UN progress report on its sustainable development goals (SDG), Gender Snapshot 2022. This is way off the 2030 deadline set when the S.....»»
With Call Jane, abortion once again takes center stage in independent cinema
In a conversation with Digital Trends, director Phyllis Nagy and actress Wunmi Mosaku discuss the film's relevance after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June......»»
Voters must wade through political information for accuracy
Voters can easily find endless information about political issues and candidates from various sources, from the internet to media outlets......»»
Reddit comments show equal interest in female versus male politicians, but less respect
An analysis of 10 million comments on the social media platform Reddit suggests that public interest in male versus female politicians is relatively equal, but that gender biases exist across the platform. Sara Marjanovic and colleagues at the Univer.....»»
Mindfulness and well-being in management students
How have mindfulness and well-being sat with adult management students during the COVID-19 pandemic? And, does gender have a moderating role? These are two pertinent questions for our current age that are answered in the International Journal of Know.....»»
Crowding-induced stress gives mackerel the blues
When mackerel die, they change color from green to blue. After seeing that live mackerel can also turn blue, a team of researchers wondered if this was because the fish were under stress. Their concerns proved to be correct......»»
Systemic gender barriers mean going it alone may not be the answer for all new women entrepreneurs in Canada
A new study reveals that inexperienced entrepreneurial women in Canada still see more success when partnering with experienced men than when partnering with experienced women or going it alone......»»
Australian women are more educated than men, but gender divides remain at work
The Bureau of Statistics has just released a new set of data from the 2021 census. The first set—released in June 2022—covered topics including age, sex, religion, unpaid work and country of birth......»»
Renault and Nissan get closer to power imbalance resolution
Renault and Nissan need one another to remain relevant in the electric age -- but first they must fixed a power imbalance that Nissan believes is unfair......»»
Investigating gender equity: Researchers analyze gender distribution of institutional leadership roles
To accelerate gender parity in the field of wilderness medicine, in which women are significantly underrepresented, a team of researchers analyzed the gender distribution of key leadership roles at the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and among autho.....»»
Gender stereotypes lead recruiters to discriminate against men
Men who apply for female-dominated jobs face a significant chance of being rejected at application stage, suggesting the existence of deep-rooted gender stereotypes......»»
Nissan sees a chance to reshape its alliance with Renault by backing new EV business
Nissan sees Renault's reorganization as a chance to change an ownership imbalance that has been a source of friction between the automakers for years......»»
Mitch McConnell dildo on sale for reproductive rights
The Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June, upending the precedent of the right to privacy and abortion in the United States. While Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell doesn't sit on SCOTUS, he no doubt had a hand in orchestrating the current conserva.....»»
New book examines gender on legal response to domestic violence
Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence (DV) in our communities. However, this progress has been uneven due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence......»»
Apple"s iPhone 14 Plus was originally the "iPhone 14 Max"
Previous speculation that Apple's larger iPhone 14 would be called the iPhone 14 Max, instead of iPhone 14 Plus, have been proven correct by Apple's own website code.Even though it seemed obvious that Apple would revive its old Plus name for the iPho.....»»
Encouraging girls to roleplay as successful female scientists could help close the gender gap in STEM
Make-believe doesn't usually have a place in laboratory settings, but research just published in Psychological Science suggests that girls may persist longer in science activities when they pretend to be successful female scientists. This kind of pla.....»»
Suppliers are beginning to join Toyota"s hydrogen combustion crusade
U.S. turbocharging giant BorgWarner Inc. and Japanese piston ring specialist Riken Corp. are just two parts makers ramping up development of technologies to support Toyota's vision of hydrogen combustion......»»
Importance of gender-affirming school culture to reduce peer victimization among gender-nonconforming youth
Gender nonconforming youth are often subject to bullying and harassment, but the negative effects of this experience are not well understood. Previous studies have found that gender-nonconforming youth are at heightened risk of depression, social wit.....»»
Voice Training Is a Medical Necessity for Many Transgender People
Multiple strategies—including speech therapy—can help those whose voice and gender identity are not aligned and can improve their quality of life.....»»
New approach to correct systematic errors in bottle data of ocean temperature
In the 20th century, oceanographers mainly used two ocean-water samplers to determine the essential physical properties of seawater: Nansen bottles, made of metal with thermometers attached to record the temperature and pressure of the sample site, a.....»»