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When Talking About Bias Backfires
The New York Times: A FATHER and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is seriously injured. The son is taken to the hospital where the surgeon says
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Positive Perceptions of Women May Empower Female Leaders
Women in leadership roles can feel like they’re in a bind. As leaders, they’re expected to be strong and decisive. As women, they’re often expected to be nice, nurturing, and cooperative. While a male leader
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6th FPR–UCLA Interdisciplinary Conference
A Critical Moment: Sex/Gender Research at the Intersection of Culture, Brain, & Behavior October 23-24, 2015 UCLA This conference occurs at a critical juncture in sex/gender research in neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, and related disciplines. New
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Gifted men earn more than gifted women, and they value time differently. But both report being happy.
The Washington Post: What is the stuff that defines success for the most intellectually gifted? Money? Working long hours? Making time for close relationships? The answer varies, depending on whether such people are men or
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Gifted Men and Women Define Success Differently, 40-Year Study Shows
Researchers spent four decades studying a group of mathematically talented adolescents, finding that by mid-life they were extraordinarily accomplished and enjoyed a high level of life satisfaction.Gender, however, played a significant role in how they
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Is academic science sexist?
Science: There has never been a better time for women to enter academic careers in math-intensive science fields. That’s the message Cornell University psychologist Stephen Ceci says he was hoping to get across in last Sunday’s controversial op-ed inThe
