Medieval Female Scribes Were Far More Common Than Previously Thought. At Least 110,000 Medieval Manuscripts Were Copied by Women
New study uncovers the silent contributions of women in medieval bookmaking.
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Women are more likely to make derogatory comments about rivals with larger breasts
New research explores the role of breast size in female intrasexual competition.
There’s a surprising gender gap when it comes to exercise — women get more for less
If you've ever needed a reason to work out — here it is.
The lack of menopause support in the workplace is affecting both the economy and human rights
Menopausal women and transexual men are facing stigma and prejudice in the workplace -- and it's a bigger problem than ...
International Women’s Day: Ten Women in Science Who Aren’t Marie Curie
Celebrating the work of female scientists.
Men could significantly outnumber women within decades — and this is a problem
Researchers anticipate an even larger deficit of female births
Risk of death from COVID-19 is 2.4 times higher in men
Men are often more at risk from disease -- and COVID is no exception.
Is AI in danger of becoming too male?
Only 13.83% of AI authors in arXiv are women and, in relative terms, the proportion of AI papers co-authored by ...
Women’s brains look years younger than those of men
The findings may explain why women live longer and stay more mentally sharp at old age than men.
When it comes to influenza — Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Flu vaccine seems more effective in women; men recover faster from the flu.
Income inequality, not gender inequality, leads to female sexualization on social media
Sorry -- no sexy selfies here, just science.
Women ask for raises just as much as men do — but they just don’t get them
Things are still murky when it comes to the gender pay gap.
It’s official: College men think they’re smarter than they really are
Meanwhile, women are crippled with doubt.
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 ...
More gender equal countries have fewer women in STEM, paradoxically
A new paper tries to explain this discrepancy.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Do women prefer hairy men? Attraction, psychology, and cultural influence are tangled up
Are hairy men attractive to women? The answer can vary greatly depending on culture and personal preference.
Key eating tips to boost fertility
Infertility affects 7.3 million people in the U.S, representing 12% of women of childbearing age, or 1 in 8 couples. ...
Women make for excellent snake spotters before their periods
In what might seem an oddball experiment in the first instance, later revealing some very interesting scientific facts, a Kyoto University ...
Hourglass Figures are like drugs to men
Scarlett Johansson. Not related in anyway to the study... but a fine example. Well we all know the effect a ...
Sexy photos make men perceive women as objects – literally
I am sure there are plenty of women there feeling frustrated because of the fact that many times they received ...
Women’s infidelity caused by high level of hormones
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Apparently, scientists have finally found the answer (or, at least part of it) to ...
