All Entries in the "Gender Gap" Category
Research Documents Perceived Gender Differences in Social Preferences
Regardless of gender, people expect women to be more generous and equality-oriented than men. However, these perceptions tend to be inaccurate as both men and women tend to behave similarly across several different contexts.
The Shrinking Gender Gap in Religiousness Among American Adults
Women have historically represented a larger share of Americans who identify with a religion, but the gender ratio of both religiously affiliated and unaffiliated adults has become more balanced over the past two decades.
Childhood Exposure to Trauma Linked to Heart Disease in Black Women
While both Black men and women study participants reported similar experiences with childhood trauma, the association between past trauma and heart complications was only found among Black women.
Women NFT Avatars Are Valued Less Than Male Avatars
Even though the NFT marketplace is predominately used by younger generations, historical gender biases have been found to negatively impact the price of NFTs featuring women avatars.
Study Examines Women’s Underrepresentation Among Practicing Plastic Surgeons
Women represent just 18 percent of all practicing plastic surgeons in the United States. A new study has identified several potential barriers to entry that may be the cause of women’s underrepresentation in the field.
Women Represent Just One Fifth of Academic Journal Editors in Finance and Economics
In an analysis of academic finance journals from 73 countries around the world, a new study has found that women represent only 20 percent of all journal editors and just 16 percent of editors-in-chief.
Study Highlights the Preferential Promotion of White Men in Academic Medicine
In an analysis of more than 673,000 medical school graduates, a new study has found White men receive more promotions in academic medicine than women, even though Asian, Black, and White women are more likely to receive entry-level medical school appointments.
Women Faculty Are More Likely to Pursue Entrepreneurial Projects That Address Societal Challenges
Scholars at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found women faculty are more interested in pursuing entrepreneurship when its primary purpose is framed as addressing societal issues rather than starting a business venture.
The Gender Gap in Negotiating Skills Exists in Children as Young as Six Years Old
Psychologists from New York University and Boston College have found boys are more likely than girls to ask for bigger bonuses for completing the same work.
Women Own One-Fifth of Employer Businesses in the United States
In 2022, there were roughly 5.9 million employer firms in the United States. About 1.3 million of these firms were owned by women.
How Differences in Media Framing Influences Women’s Response to Political Gender Gaps
When the media frames women’s underrepresentation in politics as “men’s overrepresentation,” women viewers have stronger negative responses and are more likely to express desire to take action against the gender gap.
The Gender Gap in Employment and Salaries for Doctoral Recipients
For 2023 doctoral recipients who had a job offer, 41.5 percent of women had accepted positions in the academic arena. In 2008, 58.2 percent of women who earned doctorates had secured an academic appointment by the time they were awarded their doctoral degree.
The Gender Gap in Self-Reported Leadership Skills on LinkedIn
Even when controlling for their occupation and company, women were 16 percent less likely than their male peers to list leadership skills on their LinkedIn profiles.
The Percentage of Women Among Workplace Fatalities Edged Up in 2023
According to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up 8.5 percent of all workplace fatalities but accounted for 18.3 percent of homicides at work in 2023. This was up by three percentage points from 2022.
First-Year Law School Enrollments: Women Outnumber Men in All Racial and Ethnic Groups
The number of entering first-year students was 39,689, up nearly 5 percent from 2023. Of these, 22,260 were women. Thus, women made up 56 percent of all entering students at U.S. law schools.
By Age 6, Children Develop Gender Stereotypes About Boys’ and Girls’ STEM Aptitudes
A new study has found that by age 6, children are more likely to believe boys are better than girls at computing, engineering, and physics. However, they are more likely to believe girls are better at math and biology.
Highly Selective Universities Make Progress in Closing the STEM Gender Gap While Others Fall Behind
The country’s most selective universities have made great progress in closing the gender gap in students studying physics, engineering, and computer science. However, the gap has significantly widened at less selective institutions.
The Status of Women’s Representation in American Law School Faculty
According to a study by the Association of American Law Schools and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, women represent the majority of early to mid-career law school professors, but still lag behind in tenured roles.
Two Thirds of All U.S. Students Who Study Abroad Are Women
The latest data from the Institute of international Education for the 2022-23 academic year shows that women made up 67.2 percent of all American students who studied abroad, down from 68.7 percent in the previous year.
Study Examines Perception of Higher Education Among Young Women in Utah
Utah has the widest gender pay gap in the United States. As a result, high school women in Utah are significantly more concerned than their male peers about the financial burdens associated with attending college.
Women Remain Significantly Underrepresented as Leaders of Multilateral Organizations
Among the top 33 multilateral organizations in the world, women have only been in charge for 12 percent of the time since 1945. One third of these organizations have never been led by a woman.
Pew Research Center Finds No Gender Wealth Gap Between Unmarried Men and Unmarried Women Without Children
While there is an overall large gender wealth gap between unmarried men and unmarried women, single women without children are more likely to own a home, own a higher valued home, and have more overall wealth their single male counterparts.
The State of Women’s Representation in Intercollegiate Athletic Department Positions
Currently, women represent 38 percent of all employees in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletic departments, but only 11.7 percent of these departments are led by women.
Study Finds Gender Gap in Funding of Venture Capital-Backed Startups
Prior studies have found entrepreneurs are often more successful after learning from an earlier failed business. However, after their first business fails, women entrepreneurs are significantly less likely than men to secure funding for future startups.
Women Represent the Majority of Working Pharmacists, but They Earn Less Than Their Male Peers
In 2023, women represented some 60 percent of the overall pharmacist workforce in the United States. Despite their overrepresentation, they earned an average of 96 cents per every one dollar earned by their male peers.
Report Reveals Only One-Third of Chief Editors at Top-Ranking Scientific Journals Are Women
In an examination of 200 of the top global scientific journals, a new report has found that only 36 percent of chief journal editors are women.
The Gender Gap in Scientists Leaving Academia Has Narrowed
Across the globe, men and women scientists are leaving academia at roughly the same rate. This is a notable improvement from past generations where women scholars were significantly more likely to stop publishing within a decade after their first paper.
New Report Examines the Status of America’s Gender Pay Gap
Since 2002, the gender pay gap has only shrunk by 4 percent. Utah was found to have the largest gender pay gap in the United States and Vermont was found to have the smallest gap.
Study Finds a Worldwide Pattern of Gender Differences in Reading and STEM Academic Strengths
Across 85 countries, a new study has found a consistent pattern that girls academic strength is reading, while boys’ academic strength is science or mathematics. Surprisingly, this gender differences was more pronounced among countries with greater overall gender equality.
Georgetown University Examines Gender Gap in Income Among American Graduate Degree Holders
Despite representing over half of all graduate degree holders in the United States, women with graduate degrees earn, on average, $34,000 less per year than their male peers.
The Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States
Overall, there were more than 20 million American women and girls who were living below the poverty level in 2023. Obviously, these women living in poverty have major disadvantages in access to higher education, a path that might provide them a way out of poverty.
McKinsey & Company Releases Their 2024 Women in the Workplace Report
Although there have been significant increases in women’s representation among senior corporate positions, women’s representation in entry-level and management roles over the past decade has seen little improvement.
Study Finds Black Women Shoulder the Brunt of Low Pay Occupations and Temporary Work
Overall, the median income for Black women in the United States is roughly $15,000 less than the median income for White men. Black women were found to be significantly more likely to work jobs with lower wages, less benefits, and part-time hours.
Study Finds Significant Growth Among Women Faculty Representation Since 2016
In recent years, women’s growth in faculty representation in STEM fields has outpaced that of non-STEM fields, mainly driven by significant increases in STEM assistant professors and decreases in non-STEM assistant professors.
Research Reveals the Best and Worst Colleges and Universities for Women Studying STEM
In the United States, women represent some 60 percent of all undergraduate students. However, they remain severely underrepresented in many STEM fields of study. A new report from Washington Monthly has ranked which colleges and universities are the best and worst schools for women pursuing educations in ten different STEM disciplines.
