In 2019, the longstanding gender gap in middle school STEM performance was eliminated, with girls performing as well - or better - than their male classmates. However, girls' STEM achievement declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening the gender gap that had existed for decades.
According to scholars at Penn State, women with a low sense of power are more susceptible to a male-like robot's recommendations, compared to men with a low sense of power and both high-power men and women. However, men and women respond similarly to robots of either gender when they have "cute" features, suggesting friendly robot designs could mitigate problematic gender stereotypes.
While boys and girls continue to associate computer science and engineering as professions for men, a new study has found K-12 students are more likely to believe women are stronger performers in mathematics and just as competent as men in science.
Although products containing formaldehyde have been banned in several countries and states, many personal care items used by Black and Latina women contain the cancer-causing chemical.
Overall, incidence-based breast cancer mortality declined from 9.7 deaths per 100,000 women in 2010 to just 1.47 deaths per 100,000 women in 2020. The research team theorizes this is likely due to advancements in cancer treatment that were developed in the mid-2010s.
From 2009 to 2023, women represented 40 percent of all authors in rheumatology randomized controlled trials. However, they were just 36.8 percent of first authors and only 26.1 percent of last authors.
A new study has found women between the ages of 18 and 25 who use cannabis are more likely to engage in binge eating behaviors. However, the study did not find the same association between young male cannabis users.
Although higher rates of suicide were found among women doctors compared to the general population of women in the United States, the same trend was not found among male physicians compared to the overall male population.
Co-authors Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr and Dr. Jameta N. Barlow have uncovered a significant disparity in Black women's participation in weight loss research over the past decade. They write, "Interventions designed with Black women for Black women will be important to generate holistic solutions for weight loss."
