Gender stereotypes creep into performance reviews

Performance reviews, especially ones with vague criteria, are an opportunity for managers to project their gender stereotypes onto employees.

Stanford • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~10 min

When did we start giving flowers for Mother’s Day?

The author of a book on the history of cut flowers digs into the history of our obsession with them, including how they became the go-to Mother's Day gift.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
May 4, 2021 ~7 min


Big data analysis examines #MeToo statements

New research uses big data analysis to examine what men have said in response to #MeToo allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against them.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
April 26, 2021 ~9 min

Why ‘Zoom fatigue’ is worse for women

New findings may clarify why women are suffering more from Zoom fatigue, or feeling worn out from lots of online video calls.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
April 19, 2021 ~7 min

Why ‘Zoom fatigue’ is worse for women

New findings may clarify why women are suffering more from Zoom fatigue, or feeling worn out from lots of online video calls.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
April 19, 2021 ~7 min

Girls may get a science education boost when they learn outside

An outdoor science education program was linked to better grades for fifth grade girls. Can learning outside help close the gender gap in science education?

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
April 12, 2021 ~6 min

Pandemic anxiety has women drinking more

Women are drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds. Married women, who usually drink less, experienced the greatest increase.

Chelsea Davis-Iowa State • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~4 min

Moms do more parenting when working from home

There's a gender gap when parents are working from home. "The disparity, how this affected remote dads versus remote moms, was just so stark."

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
April 1, 2021 ~7 min


Moms do more parenting when working from home

There's a gender gap when parents are working from home. "The disparity, how this affected remote dads versus remote moms, was just so stark."

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
April 1, 2021 ~7 min

Marriage choices may affect pay gap, inequality

How do people's marriage choices affect the labor market, and ultimately gender wage gaps and income inequality?

Yale • futurity
March 30, 2021 ~7 min

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