Stuck.Workplace ‘Rust Out’ Is As Bad For Our Mental Health As Burnout. What Does It Look Like? Burning out results from being overworked and overstimulated at one's job; rusting out is a result of being understimulated. By Devrupa Rakshit
Crashing SafelyThe First Female Crash Test Dummy Is Here. Why the Delay? Decades of male-focused car safety testing reveals how gender bias is entrenched in road safety regulations. By Ananya Singh
Caught In A Double BindHow Stereotypes Affect Middle‑Aged Women’s Careers Middle-aged women suffer the negative consequences of both ageism and gender bias in the workplace. By Ananya Singh
Reviewing BiasOnline Doctor Reviews Are Gender Biased, More Likely to Call Women ‘Cold’: Study Skewed gender roles impact how women in healthcare navigate the telehealth industry, which is predominantly based on reviews and ratings. By Saumya Kalia
Who Is More Likely to be SexistGender Bias in Search Algorithms Shapes Hiring Choices, People’s Beliefs: Study The use of A.I. to shape our ideas and choices may then result in reinforcing social disparities, instead of reducing them. By Saumya Kalia
Working Hard Hardly PayingWhy Talented Single Women Are Less Likely To Be Promoted Than Married Ones "Single women are met with these obstacles into their advancement into leadership for not being a man nor being what 'women leaders should look like.'" By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Good Old MisogynySTEM Fields With More Women Are Often Dismissed as ‘Soft Science,’ Shows Study The “soft science” label devalues fields – describing them as less rigorous, less trustworthy, and less worthy of funding. By Saumya Kalia
Exclusive InclusionWhat Relevance Do Gender‑Based Awards Hold Anymore? The Brit Awards' decision prompts questions about gendered categories in competitive awards, and why they ever existed. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Medical MalestromCovid19 Drug Dexamethasone May Have ‘Little to No Benefit’ For Women, Suggests Research “It’s possible the mainstay therapy for severe Covid19 that we're giving everybody is only benefiting half the population. This is a big problem.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Fluctuating TraumaHow Menstrual Cycles Can Fluctuate PTSD Symptoms in Women According to a new study, low estradiol (a hormone) during the first few days of the cycle means higher and more severe PTSD symptoms. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Head In The CloudsAir India Is Being Accused of Discriminating Against Pregnant Pilots "The airline's policies treat pregnancy like a stigma that assumes women pilots are ‘unfit’ to discharge their duties ably." By Devrupa Rakshit
STEM the Gap69% of Experts Quoted By a Leading Science Publication Were Men: Study The new analysis of 'Nature' journal points out the prevalent gender bias where "women's roles, if anything, [is] just to assist men in their important work." By Devrupa Rakshit
Sexist AlgorithmFemale Artists Are Less Likely to Feature in Music App Recommendations, Study Finds The gender bias in music app algorithms deprives women musicians of exposure and worsens discrimination. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Bias TrapWomen’s Pain Is Underestimated by Men as Well as Other Women, New Research Shows Discounting women's pain expression as 'over expressive' can impact the kind of treatment they get. By Devrupa Rakshit
A Win for Daughters EverywhereA Daughter’s Rights Within Her Family Don’t End When She Marries, Karnataka HC Rules The ruling came after a married daughter sought appointment on compassionate grounds to a deceased parent's government position. By Devrupa Rakshit
