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Intelligent Individuals Don’t Make Groups Smarter | Wired Science | Wired.com
"Their analysis, published Sept. 30 in Science, found several characteristics linked to group performance — and none involved individual intelligence. What mattered instead was the social sensitivity of individual members, the proportion of women (who tend to be more sensitive) in each group, and a balanced participation of conversation."
cognition  gender  intelligence  society 
october 2010 by amy
Stuff What Boys Can Do « Fugitivus
gender  society 
february 2010 by amy
When We’re Equal, We’ll Be Happy - Judith Warner Blog - NYTimes.com
gender  society  usa  from delicious
october 2009 by amy
Op-Ed Contributor - The Mismeasure of Woman - NYTimes.com
gender  society  usa  from delicious
october 2009 by amy
Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced « Kate Harding's Shapely Prose
gender  society  politics  culture  from delicious
october 2009 by amy
More Than Just 'Quirky' | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Because they may have different symptoms than boys do, some girls with Asperger's syndrome don't get diagnosed.
neuroscience  society  gender 
december 2008 by amy
Sex and the Olympic city - Times Online
sex  sports  gender  society 
august 2008 by amy
Geek Girls: Revenge of the Nerdettes | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com
gender  technology  society  women  feminism 
june 2008 by amy
Old Hag
on The Atlantic articles - "I’m just going to move right along and add about six more fuck-yous to the Atlantic for its searing coverage of women in the past few years."
arghh  gender  society 
february 2008 by amy
AlterNet: Becoming a Black Man
interesting article on a black transgender man
gender  race  society 
february 2008 by amy
When Women Rule - New York Times
In one common experiment, the “Goldberg paradigm,” people are asked to evaluate a particular article or speech, supposedly by a man. Others are asked to evaluate the identical presentation, but from a woman. Typically, in countries all over the world,
politics  gender  society 
february 2008 by amy
Mixing Memory : Combating Stereotype Threat in the Wild
cognition  culture  gender  society  race 
january 2008 by amy
Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Feminism and romantic love make very happy bedfellows
society  gender  feminism 
november 2007 by amy
Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling - washingtonpost.com
gender  society  arghh 
november 2007 by amy
Ejection of a Woman From a Womens Room Prompts Lawsuit - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog
gender  society  law 
october 2007 by amy
Feministe » Sexism in our Everyday Professional Lives
gender  technology  business  usa  society  arghh 
october 2007 by amy
Why do some wives still change their names? - Opinion - theage.com.au
Wake up! We are in 2007. Women are no longer owned by their father and then their husband. So why are some women still changing their surnames? And why do some men still want them to? It's sad, it's misogynous, it's archaic, it's insecure and it's unneces
gender  society  culture 
september 2007 by amy
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A man who gets angry at work may well be admired for it but a woman who shows anger in the workplace is liable to be seen as "out of control" and incompetent, according to a new study
gender  psychology  society  business 
august 2007 by amy
No change in Europe's gender pay gap | Special_reports | Guardian Unlimited Money
The gender pay gap across Europe remains almost as wide as a decade ago, despite women outperforming men academically, the European commission said today.
gender  finance  business  society  arghh 
july 2007 by amy
Reason Magazine - That's What Little Boys Are Made Of
A British import called The Dangerous Book for Boys has soared on American bestseller lists. Is it a new beacon for real boyhood—or a throwback to 1950s-style ideas of sex roles, "dangerous" in a different way than its title suggests?
culture  society  gender  books  feminism  reviews 
july 2007 by amy
Eve Kay on why it's time to ditch the titles Miss and Mrs for good | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
feminism  comment  society  gender 
june 2007 by amy
The Entrapment Enigma : OUPblog
on domestic violence
gender  society  law  psychology 
june 2007 by amy
Film | For your entertainment
Mainstream movies are getting darker and more violent. And as Quentin Tarantino's latest project, Grindhouse, demonstrates, the worst of the violence is often directed at women.
movies  gender  society 
may 2007 by amy
Off to Work She Should Go - New York Times
linda hirshman op-ed
gender  feminism  business  society 
april 2007 by amy
Just leave them alone! | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
Great lives are not lived by women worrying at every moment about their hair and their weight and their alcohol intake. And, perhaps more importantly...great art of any variety is not made by colouring neatly within the lines.
society  gender 
march 2007 by amy
Why suicide is a feminine issue
society  gender  opinion 
march 2007 by amy
I Make Ex Lawyer Mommyblogger "Freelance Writer" Cringe
gender  politics  society 
march 2007 by amy
Smile: It’s easier than bowing
gender  anthropology  culture  society 
february 2007 by amy
Gender Pay Gap, Once Narrowing, Is Stuck in Place [New York Times]
feminism  gender  usa  society  tbr 
december 2006 by amy
How Suite It Isn’t: A Dearth of Female Bosses - New York Times
gender  business  culture  society  tbr 
december 2006 by amy
Women - Dignity Period
Since launching Dignity! Period. in 2005, ACTSA – in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) – has campaigned for the appropriate distribution of sanitary products amongst those Zimbabwean women in greatest need.
gender  society 
december 2006 by amy
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Gender bias 'worsening poverty'
"Inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family, says a new study". (no duh)
gender  society  economics 
december 2006 by amy
Systers - Pass-It-On Grants Program- Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
gender  computing  computer_science  technology  society 
november 2006 by amy
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Are you afraid of the F-word?
society  feminism  gender 
october 2006 by amy
Yes, You Are
So much for the dress code.
feminism  gender  society  essays 
september 2006 by amy
Nat' Academies Press, Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering (2006)
gender  research  academia  society  tbr 
september 2006 by amy
Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness
Davidson romps through the eighteenth century ...Her vast command of its literature and history... is put to use in demonstrating that politeness and manners served hypocritical aims, principally the subjugation of servants and women...
gender  politics  society  books  history 
september 2006 by amy
Bias Is Hurting Women in Science, Panel Reports - New York Times
Women in science and engineering are hindered not by lack of ability but by bias and “outmoded institutional structures” in academia, an expert panel reported yesterday.
gender  science  society  tbr 
september 2006 by amy
4000 Years of Women in Science
gender  society  science  technology 
september 2006 by amy
Married with children? You may not be a woman in academia
gender  society  academia 
september 2006 by amy
Systers - Pass-It-On Grants Program
gender  computing  technology  society 
august 2006 by amy
Misogyny at Work?: BLOG: SciAm Observations
gender  society  psychology 
august 2006 by amy
Salon.com Life | Unhappily ever after
commentary on the Forbes piece by Noer ("Don't Marry Career Women")
gender  culture  society 
august 2006 by amy
Linda Hirshman
gender  politics  society  blogs 
august 2006 by amy
Women in Top Ranks Pull Up the Pay of Others
Study Says Existing Salary Gap Fades When Female Managers Are in Charge
gender  society 
august 2006 by amy
Abortion troubles in Australia
australia  gender  society  law 
august 2006 by amy
Salon.com Life | Sierra Leone's "top" female circumcisers lay down their weapons
fifteen women considered the "top" female circumcisers in their district have publicly abandoned their trade.
gender  culture  society 
august 2006 by amy
Guys Just Want to Have Fun
gender  society  culture 
august 2006 by amy
BBC NEWS | Health | Hunger dictates who men fancy
A study of 61 male university students found those who were hungry were attracted to heavier women than those who were satiated.
amusements  science  society  culture  research  gender  psychology 
july 2006 by amy
Pro-lifers achieve a victory they can’t handle - Sunday Times - Times Online
gender  politics  law  society  usa  arghh 
march 2006 by amy
Guardian | The abortion row in the US is not about babies. It's about power-mad grown-ups who despise each other
I've suffered a dizzy sensation this week because my native United States is hurtling backwards through time. South Dakota has just passed a total ban on abortion and half a dozen other states have similar legislation in the pipeline.
law  usa  society  arghh  gender 
march 2006 by amy
Mum's the word for PM - Ross Gittins - Opinion - theage.com.au
gender  society  australia  law 
march 2006 by amy
Guardian Unlimited | It really won't do to blame women for Britain's pay gap
gender  society  economics 
march 2006 by amy
Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | A cowardly position
politics  society  law  gender  feminism 
january 2006 by amy
Daring white boy rebels strike for stupidity at Pandagon
gender  society  arghh 
january 2006 by amy
Neue Seite 2 - annet van der voort
"Metamorphosis"
photography  culture  society  gender 
january 2006 by amy
In computer science, a growing gender gap - The Boston Globe
gender  society  technology 
december 2005 by amy
Women Less Likely To Receive Heart Device Therapy But Survive With It Longer Than Men
science  gender  society 
december 2005 by amy
Center for Women and Information Technology: Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education
The Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education has been created by gender equity specialist Jo Sanders. Focusing primarily on information technology, the bibliography is comprehensive as of 2005.
gender  research  academia  reference  society 
november 2005 by amy

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