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Ironic Effects of Anti-Prejudice Messages
Organizations and programs have been set up all over the globe in the hopes of urging people to end prejudice. According to a research article, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological
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Distant female bosses may reflect a sexist workplace
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: She’s mean, she’s off-putting, she’s distant toward her female coworkers—and she’s the boss. Dutch researchers at Leiden University said that negative traits in a female boss may actually reflect how she copes
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Van seksistische werksituaties worden vrouwen âqueen beesâ
Nieuwsbank: Van seksistische werksituaties worden vrouwen âqueen beesâ Wil je als organisatie meer vrouwen aan de top, dan lukt dat niet door simpelweg een paar vrouwen op topposities te zetten, stellen Leidse onderzoekers. Beter verander
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What do Canadian Hockey Fans and Anthony Weiner Have in Common?
LiveScience: Using a theory that could explain everything from helpful strangers to former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s salacious tweeting to the riots that shook Vancouver after the city’s hockey team lost the Stanley Cup, researchers are
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Women’s prejudice linked with menstrual cycle
Times of India: A study byMichigan State University psychologist researchers has indicated that women’s bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fuelled by genetics. “Our findings suggest that
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Why are passionate women always compared to cats? Meow!
The Globe and Mail: Earlier this month, someone who is not a cat meowed at Australian Minister of Finance Penny Wong. Wong had the floor during a heated debate among members of the Senate Economics
