- 21. How could a woman not know she was autistic until age 31? The answer has everything to do with gender bias.
- (Living)
- ... much higher. Researchers have traditionally studied boys on the spectrum, whose symptoms can be more obvious, such as having public meltdowns and developing increased interest in niche subject matter. ...
- Created on 25 January 2021
- 22. Jane Fonda: A Rebel With a Cause. Exclusive BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... the way researchers have used traditionally male behaviors (like a preference for individuality) to establish a baseline for moral development that excludes feminine tendencies towards interaction and ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 23. Dolly Parton Is Here To Save Us From Forever-Quarantine
- (Living)
- ... support for a pilot convalescent plasma study that one of our researchers was able to successfully complete." Her recent donation comes after many years of generosity and activism from the country singer-songwriter. ...
- Created on 19 November 2020
- 24. What Louisiana's New Abortion Restrictions Mean For America ...
- (Feminism)
- ... raising funds for the procedure and transportation costs, and obtaining or confirming health insurance coverage. Not only is late-term abortion rare, but researchers in 2004 found that 58 percent of abortion ...
- Created on 06 November 2020
- 25. Week Of Women: BLACKPINK, Emily in Paris, Save Yourselves!
- (Entertainment)
- ... Owens family, dating back to Maria, a woman accused of witchcraft in 17th century Salem. Out October 6. The Searcher by Tana French Tana French, the queen of the thriller genre, tells the story ...
- Created on 01 October 2020
- 26. Study Shows That COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects The Lives Of Mothers
- (Feminism)
- ... and employers on how to work towards a more equitable workplace and labor divisions. The researchers conclude with, “To avoid long‐term losses in women’s labour force participation, employers should offer ...
- Created on 23 September 2020
- 27. The Women Behind the Polio Vaccine (And How, Hopefully, the COVID Vaccine Can Be Different)
- (Feminism)
- ... in 1955. Without the women scientists, secretaries, and researchers on his team, the vaccine’s development would not have been possible. Women have historically had their achievements in science ignored ...
- Created on 23 September 2020
- 28. Denmark's New Law Against Sexual Violence Is A Huge Ste
- (Feminism)
- ... Anna Blus, a women’s rights researcher for Amnesty International, spoke on Denmark’s new policy, saying “Legislation reform has the potential to also influence mindset, so this commitment by the Danish ...
- Created on 10 September 2020
- 29. The COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Disproportionately Affect Women (And In More Than One Way)
- (Living)
- ... risk of having autoimmune diseases. Why is this, and how does it impact women’s standing during the COVID-19 pandemic? For years, researchers puzzled over why women suffer from higher rates of autoimmune ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 30. How Women in Tunisia Are “Flying to Freedom” with Vélorution’s Bicycling School
- (Feminism)
- ... revolution’), a bicycling academy whose mission is to “democratize the bike” and “make the bike accessible to all.” The group was co-founded by Stéphanie Pouessel, a researcher in anthropology and an ...
- Created on 11 August 2020
- 31. Meet Alyy Patel, Founder of Queer South Asian Womxn’s Network (QSAW): BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... one relative ask my mom “is she gay?” but my mom can justify it with “no, she’s just doing the research.” I think that the researcher identity for me is a facade of “I’m just an ally and I do research ...
- Created on 31 July 2020
- 32. Women Doctors Are Posing In Swimsuits Under #MedBikini And It's Pretty Awesom
- (Feminism)
- ... Chowdhary (@DrChowdharyMD) July 24, 2020 The study has come under fire on Twitter because of the shady methods the researchers used to gather information—creating fake social media accounts to look ...
- Created on 24 July 2020
- 33. 5 Things We Wished We Missed This Weekend—But You Probably Shouldn'
- (Entertainment)
- ... University had a positive response in early human-trials in the UK. Researchers said they plan to start testing in the United States within the next few weeks, according to CNBC News. A comprehensive list ...
- Created on 20 July 2020
- 34. The Women Of "Sesame Street" Share Their Behind-The-Scenes Storie
- (TV)
- ... interviewer. “I came up with an innocent, pretty sound. I developed the character by working with her.” These days, however, new characters go through a creation process guided by researchers, producers, ...
- Created on 17 July 2020
- 35. Why Won't Men Wear Masks
- (Living)
- ... and Florida. So, why aren’t men wearing masks? Researchers Valerio Capraro and Hélène Barcelo found that men are less likely to believe they’ll be seriously impacted by COVID-19, despite reports that ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 36. Enough With The "Underage Women" Bullshi
- (Entertainment)
- ... as engaging in an adult sexual relationship," said Donna Hughes, a leading international researcher on human trafficking, in USA Today. "Using the term 'underage woman' implies that she is a mature woman, ...
- Created on 19 June 2020
- 37. Don’t Understand #DefundThePolice? Here Are 8 Online Activists and Resources That Might Help
- (Feminism)
- ... of artists, researchers, and activists working towards a police-free Minneapolis. Their website offers a number of resources that can serve as a source of inspiration for other cities to begin establishing ...
- Created on 12 June 2020
- 38. Why Some Women Choose To Pay For Sex
- (Sex)
- In Australia, where sex work is (mostly) legal, women are paying to get laid and loving it For a sex researcher like me, Australia is a great place to conduct studies because sex work here is mostly ...
- Created on 17 April 2020
- 39. 10 Things That Happened in 2020 So Far That We Wish Were April Fools' Jokes
- (Entertainment)
- ... insane twists. 9. Chlamydia in the Arctic water And just when we thought the world couldn’t get crazier, the Arctic ocean has chlamydia. Researchers found chlamydia in the sediment and even scientists ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 40. Here Are 6 Scientists to Know on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- (Living)
- ... from Yale University (class of 2014). As an assistant Professor of Astrophysics at Dartmouth College, Dr. Isler studies hyperactive, supermassive black holes. Isler is an award-winning researcher who champions ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
