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- Huge Gender Bias Found in Hiring http://blog.dilbert.com/post/116467586386/huge-gender-bias-found-in-hiring-new-study 13 comments
- Male and female brains don’t respond significantly differently to sexual stimuli, according to meta-analysis of 61 fMRI studies on sexual arousal. Previously observed sex differences were the result of gender-biased samples, the authors argue (n=1,850). https://www.inverse.com/article/57689-meta-analysis-sexual-arousal-brain-differences-men-and-women 9 comments science
- "arguments for gender-based wage bias are misleading." http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2014/apr/04/jimmy-carter/carter-exaggerates-gender-pay-gap/ 28 comments politics
- Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-ai-gender/fearful-of-bias-google-blocks-gender-based-pronouns-from-new-ai-tool-iduskcn1nw0ef 8 comments worldnews
- "Incel" activity on social media is higher in areas with male-biased sex ratios, few single women, high income inequality, and small gender gaps in income https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976211036065 14 comments science
- Thousands of autistic girls and women 'going undiagnosed' due to gender bias | Society https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/14/thousands-of-autistic-girls-and-women-going-undiagnosed-due-to-gender-bias 26 comments worldnews
- Gender Bias Kills 239,000 Girls Every Year in India http://time.com/5277510/india-gender-discrimination-kills-girls/ 11 comments india
- Gender Bias Results in 239,000 Girls' Deaths in India Each Year, According to a New Study http://time.com/5277510/india-gender-discrimination-kills-girls/ 3 comments worldnews
- AI picks up implicit bias about race and gender http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6334/133.full 5 comments science
- Trump's stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias http://ewooh.com/trumps-stamina-attack-clinton-stirs-talk-gender-bias/ 20 comments politics
- Can we learn to rid ourselves of our implicit biases regarding race and gender? A new study indicates that sleep may hold an important key to success in such efforts. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528142903.htm 5 comments science
- Gender Bias Found in How Scholars Review Scientific Studies http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/matilda.htm 50 comments science
- Study Shows Gender Bias in Wikipedia, Linux http://news.yahoo.com/study-shows-gender-bias-wikipedia-linux-180400641.html 16 comments freeculture
- Gender bias in leading scientific journals http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?news_item=5900&id=24890 9 comments science
- India's Bias for Boys Leads to Illegal Gender Selection Abortions http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/globalhealth/july-dec11/ind_09-21.html 17 comments worldnews
- Gender equality: Most people are biased against women, UN says. A new study shows that almost 90% of people worldwide are biased against women and around half perceive men to make better leaders. And nearly 30% of people think it's justified for a husband to beat his wife https://www.dw.com/en/gender-equality-most-people-are-biased-against-women-un-says/a-52644994 204 comments worldnews
- To Make It to the Moon, Women Have to Escape Earth’s Gender Bias https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/science/women-astronauts-nasa.html 13 comments politics
- A recent PNAS study indicates that male and female scientists judge the quality of gender bias research differently. http://www.pnas.org/content/112/43/13201.abstract 116 comments science
- Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students http://www.pnas.org/content/109/41/16474.full.pdf 3 comments science
- Gender bias against women of color in science: women (and women of color, in particular) leave STEM in response to pervasive and persistent gender bias http://www.uchastings.edu/news/articles/2015/01/williams-double-jeopardy-report.php 16 comments science
- New research proves gender bias extraordinarily prevalent in STEM fields http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140623121000.htm 32 comments science
- Data analysis of GitHub contributions reveals unexpected gender bias: Women's contributions to open source are more likely to be accepted than men's. http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/02/data-analysis-of-github-contributions-reveals-unexpected-gender-bias/ 103 comments science
- The weight of school grades: evidence of biased teachers’ evaluations against overweight students. Results suggested that overweight and obese students were more severely graded, and an indication of heterogeneous penalties by gender, with overweight males being especially penalized. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245972 129 comments science
- 'Boys don't cry': Study suggests mothers, not fathers, show gender bias towards sons https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-46241-001 154 comments science
- Germany: Girl loses gender bias case against boys choir https://www.dw.com/en/germany-girl-loses-gender-bias-case-against-boys-choir/a-50045520 12 comments nottheonion
- Female presidential candidates likely to face bias based on gender, study shows https://www.ocregister.com/2019/02/22/study-indicates-female-presidential-candidates-likely-to-face-bias-based-on-leadership-looks-more/ 112 comments politics
- At the Justice Dept.’s Death Penalty Unit, Accusations of Favoritism, Gender Bias and Unwanted Groping https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/us/politics/justice-department-harassment-bias.html?mtrref=feedly.com&gwh=a5a34b0250aba65741da3b9a528e405f&gwt=pay 3 comments politics
- [x-post /r/Cogsci] AI programs exhibit racial and gender biases, research reveals: "Machine learning algorithms are picking up deeply ingrained race and gender prejudices concealed within the patterns of language use, scientists say" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/13/ai-programs-exhibit-racist-and-sexist-biases-research-reveals 48 comments linguistics
- Former Yahoo employee accuses company of gender bias http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/02/gender-discrimination-lawsuit-male-former-employee-yahoo-marissa-mayer 6 comments technology
- What about the aam aurat, Mr CM? Two-finger rape test diktat shows AAP's gender bias http://www.firstpost.com/politics/what-about-the-aam-aurat-mr-cm-two-finger-rape-test-diktat-shows-aaps-gender-bias-2284772.html 24 comments india
- Gender Bias Issue Could Tip Chief Justice Roberts Into Ruling for Gay Marriage http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/us/gender-bias-could-tip-chief-justice-roberts-into-ruling-for-gay-marriage.html 103 comments law
- "Be advised that your online invite for the party is in violation of the Code of Student Conduct. You will be held responsible if you host an event with a theme of gender bias." http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004449470_seattleuparties31m.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Researchers studying incel activity on social media found that such tweets arise disproportionately within places where mating competition among men is likely to be high because of male-biased sex ratios, few single women, high income inequality, and small gender gaps in income. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09567976211036065 3407 comments science
- Researchers find gender discrimination in funding grant award process, bias against female scientists https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(18)32611-4/fulltext 7 comments science
- End gender bias, divorced parents should get joint custody of minor children: law panel http://www.firstpost.com/india/end-gender-bias-divorced-parents-should-get-joint-custody-of-minor-children-law-panel-2259280.html 7 comments india
- Men and women were shown one of two abstracts: one a real abstract finding evidence of gender bias in science fields, and another a slightly modified version of that abstract finding no gender bias. Men thought the modified study showing no gender bias was more reputable. http://www.pnas.org/content/112/43/13201.full.pdf 31 comments science
- Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students: new study indicates that the gatekeepers of science, whether male or female, are less likely to hire female applicants to work in labs http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-scientists-sexist-new-study-identifies-a-gender-bias-47610982/?no-ist 8 comments science
- ChatGPT may be better than a doctor at following recognised treatment standards for depression, and without the gender or social class biases https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/16/chatgpt-doctors-depression-guidelines-study-ai-diagnosis-treatment 9 comments science
- Equestrians might say they prefer 'predictable' male horses over females, despite no difference in their behavior while ridden. A new study based on ancient DNA from 100s of horse skeletons suggests that this bias started ~3.9k years ago when a new "vision of gender" emerged. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/ancient-dna-reveals-bronze-age-bias-male-horses?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-07-02&et_rid=486754869&et_cid=3387192 1247 comments science
- Facebook’s Female Engineers Claim Gender Bias: Analysis found female engineers received 35% more rejections of their code than men https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-female-engineers-claim-gender-bias-1493737116 11 comments technology