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Study links sport participation and opportunity for girls
| A study by Betsey Stevenson, the author of the research and an assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, reveals data that indicates playing sports leads to greater educational and employment...[Read on] |
Study: Women Underestimate Themselves in the Workplace
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New research shows we may create our own glass ceilings when it comes to how others perceive our performance at workWomen in the Workplace | Today 11:15 am
Are we our own worst critics?
A recent study seems to illustrate just that when it comes to ju...[Read on] |
Study: Exercise Helps Reduce 'Bad' Cholesterol in Women
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Just one more reason to get off the couch and hit the gym or the great outdoors — your heart will thank you!Exercise Health Benefits for Women | 07/31/2009 10:30 am
We all knew exercise was good for our health, but we’re now finding out hitt...[Read on] |
I'm Pretty. Therefore I Will Cut You.
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A sexist headline today on BBC, "Pretty Women 'Anger More Easily." A study done by the University of California found that women that considered themselves to be attractive, also seemed to have a temper, which led to the conclusion that "pretty women" are...[Read on] |
Have a Glass of Wine – or Two – for a Better Sex Life!
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Another reason to pass the vino! Plus, research shows women still enjoy sex even as they ageWomen's Sex Drive | Today 11:15 am
So we’ve all heard a glass of red wine a day may be good for your heart, but now we’re hearing it’s also goo...[Read on] |
Ridiculous Study Claims Plus Size Models Equal Obese Society
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A new study from The London School of Economics and Political Science claims that plus-size models will increase obesity in the United States and Europe. Authors, Dr. Davide Dagone and Dr. Laura Savorelli, write that, “Given that people are on avera...[Read on] |
New report on gender in televised sports
| Two colleagues, Mike Messner (USC) and Cheryl Cooky (Purdue), just finished the latest installment of a longitudinal study GENDER IN TELEVISED SPORTS: NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS, 1989-2009. The report can downloaded for free here.
The res...[Read on] |
New Study Claims Women Responsible for Glass Ceiling – What?
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by Kolbe Franklin, Program Associate, National Women’s Law Center
A headline yesterday morning caught my eye and made me pause – it read, “Study: Women create own glass ceiling.” Instantly wary, I clicked on the link hoping that the headline...[Read on] |
Zero Progress Made on Gender Disparity in Films Targeted at Kids
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Some bad news from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
They released a new study: Gender Disparity On Screen and Behind the Camera in Family Films, done by Stacy L. Smith, PhD and Marc Choueiti, at the USC Annenberg School for Communication...[Read on] |
Good News, Ladies! More Calcium Helps You Battle Cancer
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New study says calcium is a powerful tool in preventing cancer, particularly colorectal cancerPost | Today 10:30 am
Here’s another reason why you should make sure you get your daily dose of calcium: It may lower your risk of getting cancer.
Thi...[Read on] |
Study: Rocky Marriages Bring Heart Risk for Women
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New research emphasizes that women need to take better care of their waistlines and their hearts when feuding with their hubbiesPost | Today 11:55 am
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We all know that rocky marriages can be stressful, but new research from the University of Ut...[Read on] |
Highly religious states have top teen birth rates
| A new study shows that states that skew towards more conservative religious beliefs tend to have higher rates of teenage girls giving birth. (Shocking, I know.)
Researcher Joseph Strayhorn of Drexel University College of Medicine and University of Pitts...[Read on] |
By the numbers: Women in film school
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I came across this post from Elizabeth M. Daley the Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts talking about whether Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar win will help improve things for women in Hollywood. She’s honest that the numbers are bad, but being in the...[Read on] |
Sister, Sister
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Everybody needs a sister– at least if the results of a new study from the University of Ulster in Ireland hold true. Researchers at the school recently asked 571 people ages 17 to 25 about their lives and discovered that the ones who grew up with sister...[Read on] |
Female fandom: Study says they don't like the pros
| A study out of Canada about the gendered nature of fandom reveals that women are not huge fans of professional sports. Not a shocker despite the plethora of popular media accounts of women forming fan clubs and becoming the latest target demographic for f...[Read on] |
Does Testosterone Play a Role in Career Choice?
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ABC News reports on a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University which supposedly determined that women with higher testosterone levels "take more risks and are more likely to choose a finance career." Testosterone l...[Read on] |
Women on the Bench: The Quality of Justice
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by Amy
Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
It’s come up a lot: Elena Kagan would be the fourth woman Justice ever to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, and would, for the first time, join two other female Justices on the bench. It’...[Read on] |
Fat Studies: A field of study that is gaining prominence
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‘’She’s majoring in Fat Studies'’ might sound like a cruel frat boy heckle, but the field of study really does exist–and an increasing number of identity scholars are out to prove that size does matter.
Have you ev...[Read on] |
Violence against women on television, especially teens, skyrockets
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A new report from the Parents Television Council, Women in Peril, found a 120% increase in depictions of violence against women on television since 2004. (In the same time period, violence that occurred irrespective of gender only increased by 2%.)
Cumu...[Read on] |
Equal Pay for Equal Work: Still a Myth in the Legal Profession
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by Kavitha Sivashanker, Fellow, National Women's Law Center
A new study released this week highlights the difficulties that female partners face in law firm compensation systems, and analyzes the factors contributing to the large pay disparities between...[Read on] |
Depressing: Pay Gap Even Affects Lady Doctors
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According to an article in the Wall Street Journal's The Juggle blog this morning, the pay gap affects all kinds of ladies, including those who are highly skilled in saving lives. The Juggle reports that a new study published in the February issue of Heal...[Read on] |
Despite Myth, Anorexics Do Become Pregnant
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(WOMENSENEWS)--As a child with anorexia, I was too young to worry about losing my period.
But many of the older girls and women in my treatment center believed the loss of a regular period was a perk to the potentially deadly illness. With the loss of th...[Read on] |
Update on the latest with Breast Cancer Research
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According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer is the leading cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54 years old.
Fortunately, medical advances and progressive treatments have made it possible for ninety six percent of women diagnos...[Read on] |
College ticket prices: Why they reveal a post Title IX problem
| By Laura Pappano
Reporter Libby Sander’s short piece in yesterday’s Chronicle of Higher Education (click here to read it), highlighted our Wellesley Centers for Women study with a simple headline: “Even at Elite Programs, Ticket Prices for ...[Read on] |
The Democratic WNBA - Women's Basketball and Politics
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When I write "Democratic" I'm not writing that the WNBA advocates an egalitarian political system characterized by equal participation and representation. Rather, I'm writing about the political party that WNBA ...[Read on] |
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