Gender Difference News
September 19, 2024
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Aug. 29, 2024 Countries with greater inequalities -- whether economic, pollution or disease-based -- exhibited older brain ...
Aug. 21, 2024 Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's ...
July 25, 2024 Who we choose as a partner depends in part on who we find attractive on the outside. Scientists have long wondered whether potential partners can also sense a woman's fertility, for example through subtle changes in her body odor. Researchers have ...
July 15, 2024 It's been long established that certain men become aggressive when they see their manhood as being threatened. When does this behavior emerge during development --a nd why? A new study shows that adolescent boys may also respond aggressively when ...
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May 30, 2024 Scientists have uncovered the first evidence that astrocyte receptors can trigger opposite effects on cognitive function in male and female preclinical models. The findings point to astrocytes, brain ...
May 30, 2024 Amid growing awareness of transgender healthcare challenges, a pressing need arises for comprehensive studies on the safety and efficacy of ...
June 6, 2024 Narcissistic tendencies are heavily shaped by our upbringing and are significant contributors to violence and bullying in adult relationships -- but the causes and outcomes are different for men and ...
June 11, 2024 An artificial intelligence-powered virtual teammate with a female voice boosts participation and productivity among women on teams dominated by men, according to new ...
June 10, 2024 Research suggests that males and females differ in their experience of pain, but up until now, no one knew ...
June 10, 2024 Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, ...
May 23, 2024 A new study finds key differences in the development of the cortex between autistic boys and girls ages 2-13. The study found sex-specific changes in the thickness of the outer layer of the brain, ...
May 22, 2024 A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression and that about 1 in 3 gender-minority youths change their gender ...
May 16, 2024 Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain ...
May 14, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a ...
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Aug. 28, 2024 Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds -- as measured by levels of gender-conforming play -- may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship ...
July 10, 2024 Perceived warmth and competence predict the influence of race, gender and age on callback decisions, suggesting social perceptions might underlie such hiring bias, according to a new ...
June 17, 2024 Eye-contact has a significant impact on interpersonal evaluation, and online job interviews are no exception. In addition to the quality of a resume, the direction of the interviewee's gaze ...
May 28, 2024 Women in leadership are often told to 'Lean In', designed to be motivational messaging demonstrating that they are more confident, strategic and resilient to setback. However, new research ...
May 15, 2024 Researchers have discovered that blocking both genes brings about a significant reduction in tumor size. The study reveals important differences between tumors in male and female Drosophila and how ...
May 2, 2024 Vigorous exercise burns fat more in males than in females, but the benefits of exercise are broad for ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen as likely to mask their emotional distress through silence or disruptive ...
Apr. 10, 2024 A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their ...
Apr. 9, 2024 New research shows that people recognize more of their biases in algorithms' decisions than they do in their own -- even when those decisions are the ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, ...
Mar. 22, 2024 More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job, including nearly three-quarters of all new female doctors and a third of males, a new study ...
Mar. 20, 2024 A study of more than 3,000 middle-aged and older women living in England showed that those who believed they had encountered gender discrimination were more likely to report declines in wellbeing ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Fear may affect women's decisions in choosing immediate rewards versus larger delayed ones, while men's decisions appear unaffected by emotion, according to a new ...
Mar. 6, 2024 Certain factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss differ by sex, including weight, smoking behavior, and hormone exposure, according to a new ...
Feb. 29, 2024 A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology -- habituation and neural adaptation -- on the efficacy of mate ...
Feb. 29, 2024 The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the ...
Feb. 29, 2024 People at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds a new ...
Feb. 19, 2024 Researchers have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence model that can distinguish between male and female ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted, according to a new ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Children's interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school, but turn less positive during the first three years. This is shown by a ...
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- Perceived Gender Discrimination Linked to Decline in Wellbeing for Older Women
- Fear May Lead Women and Men to Make Different Decisions When Choosing Short-VS-Long-Term Rewards
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- Shining a Light on the Effects of Habituation and Neural Adaptation on the Evolution of Animal Signals
- Parents, Wealth, Race Drive Girls' Chances to Play Sports
- Poor Spatial Navigation Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease Years Before the Onset of Symptoms
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- 'Woman the Hunter': Studies Aim to Correct History
- Poor Work Performance Among Japanese Employees Strongly Associated With Insufficient Sleep
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- Harsh Workplace Climate Is Pushing Women out of Academia, Review Finds
- Challenging Prehistoric Gender Roles: Research Finds That Women Were Hunters, Too
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- Male Gender Bias Deters Men from Some Career Paths
- Men May Not 'perceive' Domestic Tasks as Needing Doing in the Same Way as Women, Philosophers Argue
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- Cluster Headache May Be More Severe in Women
- Characters' Actions in Movie Scripts Reflect Gender Stereotypes
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- Some Claim Culture Affects Our Basic Visual Perception
- Economic Behavior Not Influenced by Gender or Biological Sex, Study Finds
- Adult Children More Likely to Be Estranged from Dad Than Mom, Study Shows
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- Managers Exhibiting Bias Based on Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation
- Parents Talk More to Toddlers Who Talk Back
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- Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Science by Looking at Citations
- Mouse Study Explores Alzheimer's Link to the X Chromosome