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  Compensation Negotiation Among Women in the Workplace

  January 17, 2013 — Studies have shown that women are less likely to take the most direct approach to ensure that they receive fair pay compared to their male counterparts – simply asking. So what happens when ... > full story
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  Engineers Less Empathetic Than Students in Caring Professions, Study Suggests

  January 17, 2013 — Are engineering students less empathetic than students in the caring professions? Yes, according to a new ... > full story
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  Shorter Woman, Taller Man: Preferences for Partner Height Translate Into Actual Partner Choices

  January 16, 2013 — Finding Mr. or Ms. Right is a complicated process, and choosing a mate may involve compromising on less important factors like their height. However, new research suggests that despite the many other ... > full story
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  Popping the Question Is His Job: Most People Hold Traditional Views on Marriage Proposals

  January 16, 2013 — With marriage proposals in the air around the new year, researchers report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage ... > full story
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  Youth Attitudes About Guns: Sixty Percent of High School and College Students Consider Gun Ownership in Future

  January 14, 2013 — Sixty percent of high school and college students consider gun ownership in the future. Key findings revealed in poll based on personality traits, video games, gender, race, and political ... > full story
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  How Belly Fat Differs from Thigh Fat, and Why It Matters

  January 11, 2013 — Unlike men, women tend to store more fat on the hips and thighs than in the belly. A new study helps explain fat distribution differences by determining how belly and thigh fat differ genetically. ... > full story
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  Unwed Couples Still Favor Traditional Household Roles

  January 8, 2013 — In interviews with unwed couples, a sociologist found that the conventional notion of male breadwinner and female homemaker still guides some behaviors, even for couples in which the woman is the ... > full story

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  Obesity Weighs Down on Tunisian Women

  January 7, 2013 — Men and women in Tunisia are not equal before the scales. Tunisian women are three times as likely to suffer from obesity as their male ... > full story
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  Study Defines When Disclosing a Whistle-Blower's Identity, Like in an Email, Becomes Retaliation

  January 7, 2013 — Under the law, whistle-blowers are supposed to be protected from direct reprisals on the job, including discrimination. But what if they and their actions becomes the subject of a widely distributed ... > full story
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  Pronunciation of 'S' Sounds Impacts Perception of Gender, Researcher Finds

  January 4, 2013 — A person's style of speech -- not just the pitch of his or her voice -- may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a researcher who studied ... > full story

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