Equality

Credit: Shutterstock Diversity, inclusion and equity policies are now broadly endorsed in Australian organizations. But not all diversities are equal. Our research suggests while programs for women and some racial minorities are being embraced, other diversities are excluded. In particular social class is ignored, and people with…

The ever-popular horror genre is an immense and diverse cinematic catalog that continues to turn the wheels of change and acceptance for people of all different shapes, sizes, colors, and genders. Over the passing decades, the genre has continued to embrace the sexual power and freedom of its female protagonists, many of whom have far more opportunities now than ever before. And with breakthrough hits like Terrifier revitalizing the genre with its unique narrative and poised characters, it was only a matter of time until…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Over 500 years, the economy developed better in parts of Europe where women married in their 20s instead of their teens, according to a study by economic historians Alexandra de Pleijt from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Jörg Baten from the University of Tübingen. Their study has been published in the journal World Development. …

In a study of social media expression and the polarization of users’ views on the Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter movements, communication professor Stewart Coles found that people low in racial resentment who expressed themselves more frequently on these media were less supportive of BLM and marginally less supportive of ALM. Credit: Fred Zwicky Stewart Coles is a professor of communication at the University of Illinois…

The shift to remote working in March 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions on the future of work. A new report looks at who has benefited from remote and hybrid work models and what organizations and governments can do to ensure those currently disadvantaged by the current models can also benefit. Credit: Institute for Gender and the Economy, Rotman School of Management The shift to remote working in…

Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)Dating apps present an endless sea of potential matches. But do they actually expand our horizons? And is that good for us? Some studies suggest that dating apps can make us feel that settling down with someone isn’t important or that our chances of romantic and sexual success are infinite and guaranteed, increasing the likelihood of infidelity to a current partner.In The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future, author and law professor Orly…

COVID mortality per capita by race (top); black-divided-by-white (bottom) COVID deaths per capita times 100,000. Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274580 The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were marked by far higher death rates among Black people than white people in the United States. Before 2020 ended, however, differences between the two groups had nearly equalized.…

Study shows that overconfidence and the income-ability gap play a role in preferences for income equality. Credit: Tomoko Matsumoto from Tokyo University of Science Overconfidence in one's ability is not uncommon among humans. It can be observed in areas ranging from driving ability and productivity to calculating returns on investment projects. Overconfidence can also lead people to think that they aren't earning as much as…

Today is Women’s Equality Day, otherwise known as the day women were granted the right to vote. There’s nuance to the date, of course, as Indigenous women weren’t guaranteed that right in every state until 1962 and Black women weren’t allowed to vote until 1965. This story of delayed progress is still seen in every American industry and sector. Venture capital is no different. Overall, women received 2.3% of the $341 billion in venture funds secured by U.S. startups last year — that’s around $7.7 billion, and it was…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women's empowerment—when it comes to Women's Mixed Martial Arts, or WMMA—is complex. According to a UC Riverside study published in Gender &…