Tag: gender

Study suggests support for female leadership dependent on society’s cultural practices and how strictly it sticks to them

From the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management press release: Countries that more strictly uphold their cultural norms are less likely to promote women as leaders – unless those… Read more »

Study suggests girls’ verbal skills give them an advantage in math

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A… Read more »

Study links childhood gender nonconformity to higher risk of abuse and later PTSD

From the Harvard School of Public Health press release: Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their… Read more »

Study links anxiety trait to postoperative pain in men after total knee replacement

From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons press release via EurekAlert!: Increased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and “catastrophizing,” an extreme response to stress. In a… Read more »

Study suggests gender differences in sex and parenting may be influenced by hormone-gene interactions in brain

From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Men and women may be equals, but they often behave differently when it comes to sex and parenting. Now a study of… Read more »