Some suggest women’s lack of competitiveness relative to men is one reason for the persistent gap between how much men and women earn.
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Overconfidence is often a contributing factor to market crashes, like the financial crisis of 2008.
Public investments in benefit programs could save tens of thousands of children from being victims of child abuse and have important later-life effects on child welfare and overall health.
Taking just one political science class makes college students more likely to show up at the polls, two researchers find.
Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night suffer worse periods. But leading treatments for insomnia rarely look at menstrual health.
Experiments in the US and Italy that observed people’s charitable choices found similar results: People tend to prefer to help local communities.
A new study found that having a trusting manager made employees feel more positively about their work.
New data suggests that lots of time on screens may even improve peer relationships. But the study comes with caveats.
Teachers’ fondness for working with students grew in the early stages of the pandemic, according to a new study that provides a unique before-and-after glimpse at what duties teachers enjoyed most.
Research found that police officers killed more than 30,000 people from 1980 to 2018 – 17,000 more than official federal data suggests.
Tylenol has long been considered a go-to medication for low to moderate pain and for fever reduction, even during pregnancy. But mounting evidence suggests that it is unsafe for fetal development.
People with HIV need to take daily medication to keep the virus at bay. A study has found that a new treatment combination could boost immunity and control virus levels even after stopping medication.
When colleges and universities provide better funding for Ph.D. students, more students – especially students of color – apply.
Food insufficiency rates rose across the board, researchers who analyzed government data found.
When students are allowed to bring personal items for show and tell, it can build their senses of self-worth, belonging and control. But poor kids often don’t get that opportunity.
Bats roost under bridges and culverts across North America, so highway departments have to check for them before repairing bridges. A new AI tool makes those inspections faster and more accurate.
Health concerns, being older than 55 and having to switch to online or hybrid lessons were all factors that made some teachers want to quit or retire.
New research points to a biological way that racism can lead to health disparities.
Mexican Americans who have more formal education than their parents are much less likely to have Type 2 diabetes, new research finds.
In the male-dominated engineering industry, where women represent only about 11% of the workforce, gender influences whom individuals turn to for answers to questions.
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