Women’s soccer is just as great, test shows

When gender is obscured, viewers rate women's soccer the same as men's. Is perceived quality of the sport filtered through stereotypes?

Beat Müller-U. Zurich • futurity
July 17, 2023 ~4 min

Marginalized groups face harassment in academic medicine

Women, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately affected by workplace mistreatment in academic medicine, a study finds.

Jenny Owen-Emory • futurity
July 7, 2023 ~6 min


Anti-trans bills and political climates are taking a significant mental health toll on trans and nonbinary people – even during Pride

The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.

Jae A. Puckett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University • conversation
June 12, 2023 ~7 min

Laws and conversion therapy threaten trans youth

Anti-trans state legislation, coupled with conversion therapy, could have dire consequences for many of the nation's 300,000 trans youth.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~9 min

Percentage of women in federal STEM jobs has stalled

"We are not making a great deal of progress in bringing women into STEM jobs in any sort of equitable numbers."

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 6, 2023 ~6 min

'Man, the hunter'? Archaeologists' assumptions about gender roles in past humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original 'paleo diet'

If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach, assumptions about gendered division of labor start to fall apart.

Raven Garvey, Associate Professor of Anthropology; Curator of High Latitude and Western North American Archaeology, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology; Faculty Affiliate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan • conversation
May 30, 2023 ~9 min

Are human dads oddly egalitarian? Not really

A new study looks at whether human males are more egalitarian than are males among other mammals.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
May 25, 2023 ~5 min

Trans joy and family bonds are big parts of the transgender experience lost in media coverage and anti-trans legislation

Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.

Derek P. Siegel, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UMass Amherst • conversation
May 22, 2023 ~11 min


I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the same mistake

One researcher’s experience from a quarter-century ago shows why bias in AI remains a problem – and why the solution isn’t a simple technical fix.

John MacCormick, Professor of Computer Science, Dickinson College • conversation
May 9, 2023 ~11 min

Taking parental leave may make dads less sexist

Parental leave for fathers can decrease sexist attitudes and gender bias, according to new research in Estonia.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
April 27, 2023 ~3 min

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