Gender bias lingers in these Google image searches

A Google image search for a job title like "CEO" might show more women than in the past, but what if you add a location?

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Feb. 24, 2022 ~8 min

Are women less electable? Not if you cut ‘pragmatic bias’

"One aspect of pragmatic bias that is especially pernicious is that people who themselves do not hold gender biases...might still act against women because of what they see around them."

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 16, 2022 ~11 min


How cockiness and risk tolerance add to the gender wage gap

Men, notoriously, outearn women in similar jobs. A new paper finds that men’s risk tolerance and overconfidence play a role in wage differences.

Rich Barlow-Boston U. • futurity
Feb. 8, 2022 ~6 min

Men who pay for sex may be key to spread of HIV

To better understand the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers look more closely at the role of men who pay for sex.

McGill University • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~4 min

People are more likely to see male faces in everyday stuff

If you see a face in a tree trunk or your toast in the morning, you're more likely to perceive it as male, a new study shows.

Kirsten Rogan-Queensland • futurity
Jan. 25, 2022 ~4 min

Less psych distress later when trans teens get hormones

"We are adding to the evidence base that shows why gender-affirming care is beneficial from a mental health perspective."

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 18, 2022 ~10 min

Academics face bias for doing ‘feminine’ research

An analysis of nearly 1 million dissertations over a 40-year period reveals a bias against "feminine" research. The bias limits careers.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 12, 2022 ~8 min

Kids books are biased towards male protagonists

"While gender bias in children's books appears to have declined significantly over the years, we found that bias remains."

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 17, 2021 ~7 min


Little kids don’t believe girls like computer science and engineering

Kids as young as 6 develop ideas that girls aren't interested in computer science and engineering. The stereotypes could add to the gap in STEM careers.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
Nov. 24, 2021 ~7 min

Competition drives the gender pay gap? Maybe not

New research investigates the theory that women aren't as competitive as men, and that this contributes to the gender wage gap.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
Nov. 3, 2021 ~8 min

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