5 ways kids’ Valentine’s Day cards embrace gender stereotypes
Over 30 years ago, research showed how children’s valentines perpetuate binary gender stereotypes. Decades later, not much has changed.
Eating disorders also affect disadvantaged boys
Boys in disadvantaged circumstances—not just girls from wealthy backgrounds—are at increased risk of disordered eating, research finds.
Girls who pretend to be Marie Curie stick with science
Young girls who pretend to be a famous female scientist like Marie Curie are more willing to keep playing a science game, a new study shows.
Men are more likely than women to flirt at work for personal gain
New research debunks stereotypes about who flirts at work and why. It turns out, low-power men are most likely to flirt for personal gain on the job.
Men are more likely than women to flirt at work for personal gain
New research debunks stereotypes about who flirts at work and why. It turns out, low-power men are most likely to flirt for personal gain on the job.
Internet data produce a racist, sexist robot
The internet is notoriously full of inaccurate and overtly biased content. A robot trained on that data ends up racist and sexist, report researchers.
We mimic the accent we think we’ll hear
People imitate accent features they believe they’ll hear, even before the person they’re speaking to has said a word, research confirms.
Workplace discrimination differs by religion
Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews, and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, research finds.
Workplace discrimination differs by religion
Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews, and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, research finds.
Encyclopedia traces decades of Blackness on TV
A new encyclopedia explores representations of people of color in American television. Co-editor Stephanie Troutman Robbins discusses Blackness on TV here.