Gender

Gender Bias and Hurricanes

1. New research suggests hurricanes with feminine names are more likely to cause deaths than ones with masculine names 2. Researchers argue hurricanes with feminine names cause more death because people aren’t as intimidated by female names and thus don’t take as many precautions 3. Analysis suggests that changing a severe hurricane’s name from the

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Entitlement and Sexism

1. Research from Case Western Reserve University suggests a linkage between entitled attitudes—how much individuals think they deserve “special treatment”—and sexism 2. Entitled men are more likely to endorse hostile views of women 3. More surprisingly, entitled women are more likely to endorse views of women as frail and needing extra care Source: Joshua B.

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Weight and Democracy

Research from Michigan State finds that overweight political candidates tend to receive fewer votes than their thinner opponents in US elections Although overweight men have a fair shot at getting on the ballot, they tend to lose to their thinner opponents The research suggests overweight women face discrimination in even getting on the ballot—this finding

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