In a survey of nearly 1,000 women working hybrid jobs, about 31 percent experienced discrimination while physically at work, compared to 17 percent who experienced discrimination while working remotely.
A new study has found single women tend to be more satisfied with their relationship status and have less desire for a romantic partner than their male counterparts. The authors theorize this could be due to women's stronger social networks and a decreasing need to rely on men for financial security.
Valeria P. Hans, the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell University, was honored for her co-authored paper, "Democratic Renewal and Civil Jury," which provides a practical roadmap to restoring juris to their historical importance in the American legal system.
ClimateOne has honored Leah Stokes, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for her outstanding scientific contributions and efforts to communicate climate change research to the public.
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.
A native of Wisconsin, Dr. Morgan retired from teaching in 2013, after a 39-year teaching career at the University of Toronto. Dr. Morgan was a co-creator of the Women's Studies program. She established the first philosophy of feminism courses in the department of philosophy and the master's and doctoral level programs at the university's Women and Gender Studies Institute.
The study of more than 40 million referrals to 5,660 surgeons from 1997 to 2016, found that male surgeons in Ontario made up 77.5 percent of all surgeons but received 79 percent of referrals from female physicians and 87 percent of referrals from male physicians. And no progress was indicated in the two decades of research data.
A native of Springfield, Missouri, Dr. Caplan served as a professor of psychology and an assistant professor of psychiatry and lecturer in women’s studies at the University of Toronto between 1979 and 1995. She went on to teach at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, Connecticut College, American University, and Harvard University.
The study found that the pay gaps at organizations such as NOAA and the DOE — agencies focused on traditionally masculine fields such as engineering and physical sciences — were largely the result of men being paid more than women for the same jobs.
A new study led by Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey, provides evidence of health risks for pregnant women and their babies who live within two miles of hydraulic fracturing operations.
Elaine Fantham was the Giger Professor of Latin Emerita and professor of classics emerita at Princeton University in New Jersey. During her long career in higher education she also taught at Indiana University and the University of Toronto.
Jane McAuliffe, the former president of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, was appointed director of national and international outreach at the Library of Congress.
