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The difference is that men think they are much better at math than they really are. Women, on the other hand, tend to accurately estimate their arithmetic prowess, says Shane Bench of Washington State University in the U.S., leader of a study in Springer's journal Sex Roles. There is a sizeable gap between the number of men and women who choose to study and follow careers in the so-called STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is true even though women outperform their male counterparts on mathematical tests in elementary school. Jewelbots: Friendship Bracelets That Teach Girls To Code by Jewelbots.

Top-math-prize-has-its-first-female-winner. The culture of masculinity costs all too much to ignore. Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

The culture of masculinity costs all too much to ignore

The phrase "violence against women" calls for comment. It names the victims but not the perpetrators. The fact that men are mainly responsible for violent and health-harming behaviours, not only against women and children but also against each other, is so taken for granted that it slips beneath the radar of commentators and policymakers. Mink 3D prints makeup. The 'Ruralization' of Urban Areas - Sarah Goodyear. The statistic gets trotted out at just about every urbanism conference: for the first time in history, the majority of the world’s people live in cities.

The 'Ruralization' of Urban Areas - Sarah Goodyear

By 2050, 70 percent of the population will live in urban areas. 5 Visions For What Families Will Look Like In 2030. Over the past few generations, Western ideas about family have shifted dramatically.

5 Visions For What Families Will Look Like In 2030

People wait longer to have kids and many "boomerang" back to their parents' homes before finally setting out on their own. When they do finally leave, they often scatter far away from their hometowns. The elderly, meanwhile, are sent off into old age homes instead of staying at home with their communities. As more people move into cities, natural resources decline, climate change heats up, and the "sharing economy" continues to pick up steam, our notions of family will continue to shift. How not to run a women in science campaign.

In June last year, the European Commission released a teaser video for a new campaign to recruit young women to science: "Science: It's a Girl Thing!

How not to run a women in science campaign

" It was met with a loud and global WTAF. If you somehow missed the resulting outrage, watch it now and have a mini one all of your own. Even if you remember it, treat yourself to a re-watch. There is something almost beautiful about how bad it is. Twitter, Women and Power. White Men Wearing Google Glass.

How To Be a Woman. By Maria Popova.

How To Be a Woman

'Women won’t like working in Antarctica as there are no shops and hairdressers’ How to spot a misogynist* When you’re a feminist, you get used to misogynists trying to challenge the necessity of your politics.

How to spot a misogynist*

“Feminism’s finished! Women are equal now and there’s no use for all the hairy arm-pitted rubbish! Quit your yapping! The Future of Families to 2030. Boys Will Hire Boys: The Media Is Male and Getting Maler - News. My first job in journalism was at a local newspaper staffed mostly by men.

Boys Will Hire Boys: The Media Is Male and Getting Maler - News

When many of them left for gigs elsewhere, I was told that hiring decisions would be based on finding the "best person for the job. " In a matter of months, we had staffed all of our management positions with three white men named Mike. So I tipped the gender balance even further—I quit. This week, the Women's Media Center released its annual report on the state of women in the nation's newsrooms, radio stations, and film sets. The good news: In 2011, women held 40.5 percent of newspaper jobs, compared to the 36.6 percent they occupied in 2010. Last year, women made up only 22 percent of the local radio workforce, compared to 29.2 percent in 2010. Retro future News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - io9. Emmy Noether, the Most Significant Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of.

Emmy Noether, the Most Significant Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of. The Hunger Games and the teenage craze for dystopian fiction. A Thousand Reasons. Twitter's tales of sexism. On International Women's Day last week, Linda Grant tweeted her thoughts about why feminism still matters.

Twitter's tales of sexism

Thousands of shocking responses – from women and men – proved her point @jobellerina: Whilst delivering a strategic planning event, a male attendee comes in, walks past the young male intern, and hands me his coat. Log In - The New York Times. Dehydration Affects Women's Moods: Scientific American Podcast. Mild dehydration is defined as a 1.5 percent loss in normal water volume in the body.

Dehydration Affects Women's Moods: Scientific American Podcast

And two recent studies with men and women find that, beyond affecting your body, mild dehydration can impact your mood. Researchers evaluated 51 healthy men and women three times in three months. What does science fiction tell us about the future of reproductive rights?