Meanwhile, women are crippled with doubt.
International Women’s Day: Ten Women in Science Who Aren’t Marie Curie
Celebrating the work of female scientists.
Women who regularly use cleaning supplies risk lung damage, study shows
There were no significant differences in the decline of lung function between men who worked in the cleaning business and non-cleaning men.
More gender equal countries have fewer women in STEM, paradoxically
A new paper tries to explain this discrepancy.
Empowering women around the world could help usher in a sustainable society, paper argues
Help them help us.
Women really are better multi-taskers, study finds
I can’t even walk and text without hitting lamp posts.
Training men how to read women might help curb sexually aggressive behaviour
There might be a way to help alpha males understand when women are interested.
Women scientists with feminine traits less likely to be judged as scientists
Can a woman without a lab coat still be a scientist?
Women who feel vulnerable prefer physically dominant men
In neighborhoods with high crime rates, past research showed that women who perceive they are at risk will generally be attracted to physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM). Yes, I know, it’s a hilarious classification. But while this finding isn’t all that surprising, there’s a new research by a team at University of Leicester, UK which suggests this is true even when there isn’t much or any risk of physical confrontation at all. In other words, women who feel vulnerable or victimized no matter the circumstances will find comfort in dating PPFDM (now you have a new shorthand to call your meatier friends; enjoy!).
Menopause appeared by accident, evolved due to stay-at-home males
When you think about it from a biological point of view….Menopause doesn’t make that much sense, does it?
How women subconsciously fight sexual competition
A new paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examines women’s efforts to guard their mates from sexual competition — especially other ovulating females.
Men ate almost twice as much when they dined with women
We all know that men like to impress the fairer members of our species, and this permeates into almost everything we do: we want to drive the shiniest car on the block, crack the funniest jokes 24/7 and write for ZMEScience so we can impress the ladies at parties. In essence, no matter how unlikely it is to actually impress, if a man has a choice between doing something and doing that something over the top so he can show off to women, you can bet your right arm he’s gonna do the latter.
Study finds most women are gay or bisexual — a personal take
The study recorded the biological responses (a fancy wording for arousal) of a sample of 345 women who watched videos of nude males and females. And the data is quite surprising: 82% of participants responded sexually to both men and women.
Russia wants to fight gender inequality by hilariously planning an all-female mission to the moon
Russia is locking up six women together to simulate a trip to the moon and back. But no one is taking this too seriously, it seems.
Men and women feel pain differently, on a biological level
A breakthrough research found that male and female mice use different cells to signal pain. This could explain why both more women suffer from chronic pain than men, and pain relief medication seems to respond differently in women.
Sexism and racism in STEM: women scientists of color mistaken for janitors
A new report highlights the reprehensible state of women working in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics— where they’re not only under represented, but also under constant pressure to over perform. The report also stresses how sexism and racism is “still a thing” in labs, universities and technology companies. In fact, there’s seems to be an entrenched thinking that women
The development of babies’ brains relies directly on fat from the mother’s bottom and thighs
We like big butts and I know why: because it helps babies develop their brains properly. Researchers have found that especially during breastfeeding, the development of babies’ brains relies on fat supplies stripped directly from the mother’s thighs and bottom.
Percentage of US workers who are male vs female
OK, so this is going to be a long image, and after it you’ll find some analysis on it. This is a 2012 census on US data only, so you can expect some differences if you live in other parts of the globe. Here goes: The first thing which pops to the eye is that the stereotypes pretty much check
PMS may have evolved to disrupt infertile relationships
A brave Australian professor of molecular biology thinks he may have found out why women get premenstrual syndrome (PMS). According to his findings, following genetic screenings, PMS has evolved as a mechanism for breaking up infertile relationships and thus increase the chance of fostering a fertile relationship in the future. Effectively, nature designed PMS to give men hell. As a
Who talks more, men or women? It all depends on the context, study finds
“We women talk too much, nevertheless we only say half of what we know.” Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess There’s a deeply entrenched stereotype that portrays women as extremely talkative or, at least, much much chatty than men. Ask most people, both men and women, they will agree, but is this merely a subjective facet or does it indeed reflect reality?