Gender

Recent research reveals a widening gap in life expectancy between American men and women, now at its largest since 1996. The COVID-19 pandemic, opioid overdose epidemic, and other factors like accidents and suicide have contributed to this disparity. The study suggests the need for specialized healthcare, particularly in mental health for men, and stresses the importance of future research and public health interventions to reverse this declining trend.Analysis reveals that COVID-19 and increasing ‘deaths of despair’…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeKillers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone has explained that their preference for she/they pronouns is their way of “decolonising gender”.The 37-year-old actor, who stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s latest Western drama about the early 1900s Osage Nation murders, is of Blackfeet and Nimiipuu heritage. “In most Native languages, most Indigenous languages,…

Seattle Children’s Hospital has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) over what they consider an invasive and unlawful request from his office to turn over information on Texas residents who received gender-affirming care at the out-of-state hospital.  The hospital is seeking to have a November subpoena issued by Paxton dismissed by the Travis County District Court. The Texas attorney general had demanded unredacted access to information on Texan children who have been treated at the hospital, their…

Activision Blizzard and a California regulator filed a legal settlement in which the videogame company agreed to pay to resolve gender discrimination charges while the state withdrew sexual-harassment claims.The settlement between Activision and the California Civil Rights Department, if approved by a judge, would end a legal battle that helped lead to the videogame company’s sale to Microsoft. Settlement documents that both sides said were filed in California Superior Court confirm an agreement from last week.Copyright ©…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A recent study out of Michigan State University found significant variations in career interests between men and women. Surprisingly, even with these interest differences, gender gaps in career opportunities are more substantial than anticipated. The study also noted that these gender differences are more pronounced at lower…

California's Civil Rights Department (CRD) has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Activision Blizzard for a case it filed in 2021, accusing the company of systemic gender discrimination and fostering a culture that encouraged rampant misogyny and sexual harassment. The agency, which sued the developer when it was still called the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, said Activision Blizzard will have to pay $54 million to settle its allegations. Out of the total, $45.75 million will…

A California regulator has settled its blockbuster lawsuit that alleged a culture of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard. Now under the ownership of Microsoft, the gaming company will pay about $54 million as part of the settlement, according to a press release from California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD). The CRD (formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing or DFEH) filed this lawsuit in July 2021, alleging that Activision Blizzard had a “frat boy” culture where women were subject to sexual…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) are the most important tool to provide an accurate and honest assessment of encounters between law enforcement and civilians, according to a new study co-written by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public policy researcher. The findings provide further evidence that BWCs are an…

Credit: University of Colorado at Boulder Several years ago, Ajume Wingo was riding a bus in his home country of Cameroon when the vehicle made an unexpected stop. From his seat, the CU Boulder associate professor of philosophy watched as a group of women began shouting at a young girl who looked to be between 11 and 13 years old. "I heard them say…

Predicted probability of agreeing with explanations. Credit: Gender, Work & Organization (2023). DOI: 10.1111/gwao.13076 Fewer women pursue careers in physics than biology, and scientists from around the world believe these differences come down to personal preferences, according to a new Rice University study of international scientists. The study's researchers warn that merely chalking this imbalance up to individual…