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Men represent a virtually untapped resource that could help relieve the NHS nursing crisis
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Here’s what research actually says about differences between males and females – and the question of what’s innate and what’s acquired.
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A recent study uncovered the words that people find the funniest. But humour differs between men and women in surprising ways.
The problem with the This Girl Can campaign is that the male gaze remains dominant, internalised as self-perception.
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While getting more women to take part in sport is a laudable achievement, it would be better if the campaign also helped free them from the objectification of the dominant male gaze.
Primary school-aged boys and girls can play in mixed teams until they reach high school, our research suggests.
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Girls in primary school are just as physically capable as their male classmates, our research shows.
Tade Biesinger as Billy Elliot in the West End musical.
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Dance isn’t just for girls - but boys need more support and inspiration to get them moving.
Australia has largely moved beyond acceptance of extremely objectifying ads for products with no inherent connection with sex.
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As soon as next year, TV ads in the UK that perpetuate gender stereotypes or mock those who don’t conform to them will be banned. Should Australia follow suit?
Why do we think of a firefighter as a man and a nurse as a woman and not the other way around?
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Why do we consider some occupations ‘male’ and other ‘female’? New research sheds some light on how giving jobs genders hurts everyone, men included.
Kevin Bacon as the arrogant Dick in the Amazon drama based on Chris Kraus’s 1997 novel of the same name.
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The relevance of the female gaze is brought sharply into focus in this funny, shocking and groundbreaking drama
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BBC sitcom Fleabag rewrites the rules on depicting women in drama, freeing the female character from the mindless stereotyping that has straitjacketed women for so long.
Students of both genders carry around stereotypes about school achievement.
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Recent research raised concerns about girls’ stereotypes on their gender’s lack of ‘brilliance.’ But an overlooked finding suggests boys also hold hindering stereotypes about themselves in school.
Women in senior positions at banks are just as likely to take risks as their male colleagues.
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New research shows increasing female staff numbers is, on its own, unlikely to change the way risk is managed in banks.
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From women in the kitchen to Santa’s huge ego, Christmas ads are still ridden with conservative gender messaging.
The story of Snow White story embodies the kinds of gender biases children are exposed to.
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Scandinavia’s innovative education models present a more diverse and realistic image of the world we live in, and steer clear of gender stereotypes.
Is a male culture keeping women from becoming engineers and computer scientists?
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Masculine cultures foster a greater sense of belonging and ability to be successful in boys than they do in girls.
Meryl Streep knows how much feminists and other ‘untraditional’ women struggle to be liked.
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There are powerful but hidden psychological forces at work that make it difficult for many women to utter the f-word.
Can machine learning help us find – and reduce – gender bias?
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Algorithms that learn from large data sets can pick up inherent social biases. That could perpetuate the biases, or even worsen them.
Can we generalize about leadership style based on gender?
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Studies can’t predict an individual’s behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men’s versus women’s leadership styles, on average.
When girl gamers do well, men will often find ways to discredit the success.
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Many think that men are simply better than women at video games. Researchers recently compared performances of male and female gamers to determine if there’s truth to this assumption.
Are gender differences innate or learned? Or both?
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Whether gendered toys are creating stereotypes or just playing to boys’ and girls’ innate differences is a vexed question.