Tag: gender

Study suggests gender differences in financial risk tolerance linked to different response to income uncertainty

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From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: Prior research has long shown that women are, on average, less risk tolerant in their financial decisions than men. This is a concern as… Read more »

Mouse study suggests brain structures controlling sexual and aggressive behavior are wired differently in the sexes

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From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: Brain structures that control sexual and aggressive behavior in mice are wired differently in females than in males. This… Read more »

What makes alcoholics drink? Research shows it’s more complex than supposed

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: What makes alcoholics drink? New research has found that in both men and women with alcohol dependence, the major factor predicting the amount… Read more »

Heavy alcohol use alters brain functioning differently in young men and women

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly… Read more »

So-called ‘bright girl effect’ does not last into adulthood, study finds

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From the Case Western Reserve University press release: The notion that young females limit their own progress based on what they believe about their intelligence — called the “bright girl effect”… Read more »

Study suggests strong friendships among women in the workplace reduce conflict

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From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, when employers foster an office environment that supports… Read more »

Stereotypes still affect women’s career aspirations in STEM topics

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From the Frontiers press release: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, the so-called STEM subjects, are traditionally male dominated and it is well established that females remain underrepresented in such programmes… Read more »