http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/gender_difference/ Men and women. How do their brains differ? Also read current research on gender roles, gender discrimination and other gender issues. en-us Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:05:01 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/gender_difference/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210111258.htm A recent study examining whether speaking French influenced how children assigned gender to objects yielded some interesting observations. Researchers found some differences between the monolingual English children and the bilingual French-English children they surveyed. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:12 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210111258.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120207202624.htm In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment -- an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress -- is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large study. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:26:26 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120207202624.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151711.htm Interventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments which examined the efficiency and effects of various interventions to increase women's willingness to enter competition. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:17 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151711.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202150823.htm Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they govern the behaviors that separate men from women. But how? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:08:08 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202150823.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202093836.htm Men put on their best behavior when attractive ladies are close by. When the scenario is reversed however, the behavior of women remains the same. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:38:38 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202093836.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201092721.htm Researchers reveal how pleasantness and emotional intensity affects memories. A woman's memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man's if it was unpleasant and emotionally provocative, new research suggests. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:27:27 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201092721.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127162418.htm When people in the U.S. are asked to provide their weight for research surveys, they underestimate their weight and overestimate their height, despite numerous public reports about increasing rates of obesity. Whites are more likely to do so than Blacks or Hispanics, finds a new study. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:24:24 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127162418.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124113053.htm Prejudice against people from groups different than their own is linked to aggression for men and fear for women, suggests new research. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:30:30 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124113053.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124093144.htm Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn't have to, but they're also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to be an "ideal" employee. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:31:31 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124093144.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124093142.htm In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous marriage. That is a key finding of a new study that explores the global rise of monogamous marriage as a dominant cultural institution. The study suggests that institutionalized monogamous marriage is rapidly replacing polygamy because it has lower levels of inherent social problems. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:31:31 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124093142.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123175659.htm The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a recent study. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:56:56 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123175659.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123115517.htm Women report more intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to researchers who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:55:55 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123115517.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120121120112.htm According to a recent study by evolutionary psychologists, the tendency to fall asleep first after sex is associated with greater partner desire for bonding and affection. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:01:01 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120121120112.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120121120109.htm Researchers examined how perceptions of a person’s sexual orientation are influenced by facial symmetry and proportions. Self-identified heterosexuals had facial features that were slightly more symmetrical than homosexuals. And the more likely raters perceived someone as heterosexual, the more symmetrical that person’s features were. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:01:01 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120121120109.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120182922.htm For the first time research is being carried out on the degree to which dual-earner families in Norway share paid and unpaid work. It is a key aim of Norwegian policy to promote an equal distribution of paid and unpaid work among dual-earner couples with children. The researchers conclude that roughly 40 per cent of the couples have a gender-equal relationship in that the mother and the father share both unpaid and paid work equally. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:29:29 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120182922.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118123141.htm Researchers have conducted a review that casts doubt on the accuracy of a popular theory that attempted to explain why there are more men than women in top levels of mathematical fields. The researchers found that numerous studies claiming that the stereotype, "men are better at math" – believed to undermine women's math performance – had major methodological flaws, utilized improper statistical techniques, and many studies had no scientific evidence of this stereotype. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:31:31 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118123141.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112142239.htm An affirmative action law in India has led to a direct role model effect and is changing the way the girls as well as their parents think about female roles of leadership and has improved their attitudes toward higher career aspirations and education goals for women, according to a new study. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112142239.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112134334.htm The perception that women are scarce leads men to become impulsive, save less, and increase borrowing, according to new research. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:43:43 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112134334.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120111134056.htm According to a new study, workers who witness incivility towards colleagues feel negative emotions -- especially when the incivility is aimed at workers of the same sex. The work is the first to look at the relationship between employees' observations of incivility towards same gender coworkers and negative emotions. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:40:40 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120111134056.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109132709.htm Personalized prognostic tools and gene-based therapies may improve the survival and quality of life of patients suffering from glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, reports a new study. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:27:27 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109132709.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104174812.htm Men and women have large differences in personality, according to a new study. The existence of such differences, and their extent, has been a subject of much debate, but the authors of the new report describe a new method for measuring and analyzing personality differences that they argue is more accurate than previous methods. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104174812.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104115104.htm Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:51:51 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104115104.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103134907.htm A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives. A majority of study participants report frequent arousal and orgasm that continue into old age, despite low sexual desire. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:49:49 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103134907.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219112220.htm A new study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want girls. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219112220.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111216112804.htm Are wage differences between men and women decreasing as more women attain managerial positions? A new Swedish report concludes that they are not. Manager gender is tied to neither wages nor, accordingly, wage differences on the labor market. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:28:28 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111216112804.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111214094659.htm Is attention in women different from attention in men? Researchers investigated the effects of the hormone estrogen on spontaneous attention. They were hoping in this way to explain differences between the sexes. Women turned out to only be different from men when they had a high level of estrogen during their menstrual cycle. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:46:46 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111214094659.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213132001.htm Does she or doesn't she ... ? Sexual cues are ambiguous, and confounding. We -- especially men -- often read them wrong. A new study hypothesizes that the men who get it wrong might be the ones that evolution has favored. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:20:20 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213132001.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213110517.htm A study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:05:05 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213110517.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement -- in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due to a difference in biology. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:31:31 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111209105129.htm Children who suffer from persistent or recurring chronic pain may miss school, withdraw from social activities, and are at risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, in response to their pain. In the first comprehensive review of chronic pain in children and adolescents in 20 years, a group of researchers found that more children now are suffering from chronic pain and that girls suffer more frequently from chronic pain than boys. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:51:51 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111209105129.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208121406.htm A new research study suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising yet developed. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:14:14 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208121406.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205165110.htm Adolescents who were abused and neglected have less gray matter in some areas of the brain than young people who have not been maltreated, a new study shows. The brain areas impacted by maltreatment may differ between boys and girls, may depend on whether the youths had been exposed to abuse or neglect, and may be linked to whether the neglect was physical or emotional. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:51:51 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205165110.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128132704.htm Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well. And the research discredits the persistent stereotype that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would amount to more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:27:27 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128132704.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128115258.htm Results of extensive study reveals gender divide in use of social media -- and how celebrities exploit social media to connect with their fans. Young women are leaders of change in styles of storytelling in the new digital economy, a social media expert has found. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:52:52 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128115258.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121104151.htm Whether comparing a man and a woman or a parent and a baby, we can still see when two people of different age or sex are genetically related. How do we know that people are part of a family? Findings from a new study increases our understanding of the brain's ability to see through these underlying variations in facial structure. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:41:41 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121104151.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117141243.htm Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts, or silent strokes, in children with sickle cell anemia, according to results from a large, first-of-its-kind study. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:12:12 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117141243.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116124726.htm Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have been largely ignored by services, policies and research. These seniors face higher rates of disability, physical and mental distress and a lack of access to services, according to the first study on aging and health in these communities. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:47:47 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116124726.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111115175358.htm In 1972, Sweden became the first country in the world to legislate healthcare for transsexualism within the state-financed healthcare system. In an international perspective, this was considered to be radical. It was expected that the life situation of people in the transsexual group would improve, now that state-financed healthcare was available for this group. New research from Sweden, however, describes this care as an oppressive gender-conservative system that causes suffering for transsexual persons. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:53:53 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111115175358.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111110130102.htm Willing to risk your knowledge, skills and monetary reward in competition? If you are under age 50, you've probably not reached your competitive peak. If you are older, that peak is behind you. That people are willing to engage in risk at 50 surprised economists and psychologists who explored such behavior in their research. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:01:01 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111110130102.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102125355.htm Both boys and girls who play video games tend to be more creative, regardless of whether the games are violent or nonviolent, according to new research. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:53:53 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102125355.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031220604.htm Boys do better on tests of technical aptitude (for example, mechanical aptitude tests) than girls. The same is true for adults. A new study describes a theory explaining how the difference comes about: the root cause is that boys are just more interested in technical things, like taking apart a bike, than girls are. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:06:06 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031220604.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031132055.htm Doctors who drink more themselves are more liberal in their advice to patients on alcohol consumption. They set higher thresholds for what is harmful, and while men who are heavy drinkers get to continue drinking, women are often advised to stop altogether, reveals new research. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:20:20 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031132055.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031082056.htm Today's hormonal forms of contraception are vastly different than earlier forms, both with lower levels of hormones and with different means of delivery (not just a pill), but many of the same problems related to women's pleasure remain. A new study that examined how newer forms of hormonal contraception affect things such as arousal, lubrication and orgasm, found that they could still hamper important aspects of sexuality despite the family planning benefits and convenience. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:20:20 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031082056.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111030151659.htm Individual beliefs don't stay confined to the person who has them; they can affect how a society functions. A new study looks at 57 countries and finds that an individual's sexism leads to gender inequality in the society as a whole -- not surprising, but it is the largest study to find this relationship. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111030151659.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027112330.htm Exposure to television coverage of terrorism causes women to lose psychological resources much more than men, which leads to negative feelings and moodiness. This has been shown in a new study that examined the differences between men and women in a controlled experiment environment. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:23:23 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027112330.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026143811.htm Individuals who practice religion and spirituality report better physical and mental health than those who do not. To better understand this relationship and how spirituality/religion can be used for coping with significant health issues, researchers are examining what aspects of religion are most beneficial and for what populations. Now, researchers have found that religious and spiritual support improves health outcomes for both men and women who face chronic health conditions. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026143811.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026094201.htm Why do we think that men are funnier than women? And why are men particularly responsive to other men's humor? Women, however, find men funnier because they mistakenly attribute funny things to men. A new article explores the reasons behind the stereotype that men are funnier than women and find scientific proof to support it. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026094201.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026091231.htm Binge eating is a disorder which affects both men and women, yet men remain underrepresented in research. A new study has found that the medical impact of the disorder is just as damaging to men as it is to women, yet research has shown that the number of men seeking treatment is far lower than the estimated number of sufferers Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026091231.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025091646.htm Women are less likely than men to stay in engineering majors and to become engineers because they want to have families and are more insecure about their math abilities, right? Not necessarily, suggests a new study. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025091646.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021125806.htm Researchers have identified three major patterns that emerge among couples dealing with male depression. These can be described as "trading places," "business as usual" and "edgy tensions." Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:58:58 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021125806.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019173314.htm Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a new psychology study. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019173314.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017111608.htm In the racy television hit show, "Sex and the City," Carrie, one of the main characters tells her best girlfriends that "Men who are too good looking are never good in bed because they never had to be." This is just one of the many gender stereotypes that audiences were exposed to in this show. The show challenged many stereotypes about sex and gender and refrained from the gender caricatures that typify so much television fare. Now, a new review article examines how such gender stereotypes fueled the sexual revolution started by women in the 60s, now carried on proudly by Carrie and her gang. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017111608.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013121707.htm New research shows a causal link between low survivability cues and sexual preparedness in men, using both behavioral and physiological measures. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013121707.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013113816.htm A new US national study found that cultural and identity factors were more important than economic ones when considering men's feelings on fatherhood. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013113816.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012112918.htm Can teenagers' relationship with their mother protect them from the negative effects that television has on their sexual attitudes? It depends on their gender, according to a new study. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012112918.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011075213.htm Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study is the first population-based investigation to examine sexual violence victimization against men with disabilities. Researchers report that men with disabilities are more than four times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults compared to men without disabilities. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:52:52 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011075213.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004151630.htm Men have more iron in their bodies and brains than women. These higher levels may be part of the explanation for why men develop these age-related neurodegenerative diseases at a younger age. But why do women have less iron in their systems than men? One possible explanation for the gender difference is that during menstruation, iron is eliminated through the loss of blood. Now, a new study confirms this suspicion and suggests strategies to reduce excess iron levels in both men and women. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004151630.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132232.htm While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's teammates. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:22:22 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132232.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110930103159.htm Both young men and women experience peer pressure to share sexual images via the new phenomenon of "sexting," according to preliminary findings. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:31:31 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110930103159.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929152104.htm Despite years of trying to improve the number of women undergraduates in science and engineering, a new study shows most universities are failing. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929152104.htm