To prevent HIV, ease intimate partner violence

Women in Sub-Saharan Africa who experience recent intimate partner violence are three times more likely to contract HIV, research finds.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Jan. 5, 2023 ~3 min

Does education boost entrepreneurship?

A new study offers evidence that more education can increase entrepreneurship in the US, especially among women.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 20, 2022 ~7 min


Are women brewing a backlash to drinking culture?

A new book says women are drinking more alcohol to cope with stress, move up at work, feel confident, and have fun—or be perceived as having fun.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 1, 2022 ~8 min

Partner violence more likely for young gender and sexual minorities

The findings suggest that intimate partner violence "is a prevalent and chronic health problem" for many young sexual and gender minorities assigned male at birth.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~5 min

Female market vendors defy economics theory

Women traders were more successful than men in Kurmasi Central Market in Ghana but did not pursue a place in the formal economy. Why?

Olivia Hall-Syracuse • futurity
Sept. 13, 2022 ~6 min

Sibling gender doesn’t shape personality traits

The gender of a person's siblings doesn't appear to have a meaningful effect on their personality traits, research in nine countries finds.

Beat Müller-U. Zurich • futurity
Aug. 29, 2022 ~4 min

Academic stress is hardest on certain student groups

Academic stress weighs the heaviest on students who are nonbinary, female, or in their second year of college, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 10, 2022 ~5 min

Search engines have a gender bias problem

Not only do search engine algorithms produce biased results, but they can also make gender bias worse, researchers report.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
July 13, 2022 ~8 min


Teacher bias shapes who gets special education

"In general, teachers are trying to find the best way they can to support their students, but racism and sexism shape these decisions."

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
July 8, 2022 ~6 min

Higher eating disorder risk for gender-diverse college students

Some transgender and gender-diverse college students have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, research shows. Colleges can help.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
July 6, 2022 ~9 min

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