Widowers who cook bust stereotypes

A new study finds that widowers often relish cooking, whereas widows avoid cooking.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 7, 2020 ~6 min

Teen girls go unprotected in humanitarian settings

"Despite the fact that we know that violence against adolescent girls increases in humanitarian settings, this remains an under-researched and underfunded area of intervention."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 1, 2020 ~5 min


Meet the Black women behind rock and roll

In a new book, Maureen Mahon aims to correct the record on the role Black women played in shaping rock and roll.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 24, 2020 ~11 min

Burial shows ancient women were hunters, too

A 9,000-year-old burial plot upends long-held ideas about hunter-gatherers. Between 30 and 50% of hunters in these populations were female, researchers say.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
Nov. 5, 2020 ~5 min

One spouse’s view of aging may sway the other’s health

Attitudes about aging differ by gender among older married adults, research finds. One spouse's perspective can affect the other's reality.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 5, 2020 ~5 min

College courses suffer from syllabi gender gap

A new analysis of 2,435 readings from 129 unique courses to finds evidence of a syllabi gender gap, one that limits student access to female experts.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 2, 2020 ~4 min

Men with physical jobs have 55% higher dementia risk

While research has found that physical activity can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a new study finds that's not the case with hard labor.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 26, 2020 ~6 min

STEM TV for kids leaves out women, Latinx characters

Characters in children's television shows can shape kids' opinions and preferences, but STEM programming largely leave Latinx and female characters out.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 19, 2020 ~4 min


Wives try to earn less? Not according to the data

A closer look at the data says no, women don't sabotage their own earnings to align with the "male breadwinner norm."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 16, 2020 ~7 min

Bruised masculinity can backfire in 2 ways

New research used false feedback to gauge the effect of threatened masculinity on men's relationships. The results aren't pretty.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Oct. 15, 2020 ~6 min

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