Growing InequalitiesAmid Covid19, Scientists With Children Are Working 17% Fewer Hours Than Those Without Kids: Study This could have long-term effects on scientists' careers and widen the existing gender inequalities in scientific research. By Anubhuti Matta
Vicious CycleFemale Students More Likely to Pursue Economics, STEM If They Have Female Role Models: Study Limited gender representation in academia can engender a cycle of limiting women's participation in economics or STEM. By Anubhuti Matta
The Doctor Will Not See You NowResearch: Sexism Has Always Colored Health Care — to the Point of Keeping Women Unhealthy Men's domination of everything from research to treatment has limited our knowledge of women's bodies. By Gabrielle Jackson
Miles To GoWomen Are Sole Founders of Less than 6% of All Indian Start‑ups: RBI Cultural bias against women business leaders impairs their ability to seek funding. By Pallavi Prasad
First ImpressionsWomen Scientists 12 Times Less Likely to Describe Their Findings as Unique or Excellent The way women describe their papers affects their editorial review -- they end up spending three to six months longer in assessment. By Anubhuti Matta
The Root Of The GapWomen College Students Feel Highest‑Paying Fields Aren’t Realistic for Them to Pursue: Study Women students may opt for a less-high paying major because they feel unwelcome in the highest-paying fields. By Liesl Goecker
Math BustingGirls’ and Boys’ Brains Function Similarly While Doing Maths, Confirms Study We can finally put to rest the absurd notion that boys are better at maths. By Anubhuti Matta
Inside CloutFemale Health Experts Lack the Twitter Influence of Their Male Peers, Study Finds The conclusion is reflective of a larger pattern in research, academia and policy that routinely sees men's voices elevated over women's, online and off. By Liesl Goecker
Nobel Not NobleIs the Nobel Prize on Its Way to Being Outdated? In 118 years, only 5% of Nobel awardees have been women and only 19% of awardees have hailed from outside the West. By The Swaddle Team
eventsThe Swaddle Spotlights Tech Inclusivity at the World Economic Forum’s India Summit "It is important for women to own and run tech, because it is only when we do that that we can best understand what practices we need to adopt to make online spaces safer for women." By The Swaddle Team
Math And Body WorksLow Math Confidence May Mean Poorer Health, Less Income The ability to weigh life's odds effectively takes a lot more than testable skill. By Liesl Goecker
Lead By ExamplePrestigious Medical Journal The Lancet Commits to No All‑Male Panels The 18-journal group also committed to having at least 50% female speakers at all events. By Rajvi Desai
Less Is More WomenStudy: Women in STEM Will Benefit From Smaller Class Sizes A class with fewer students lowers anxiety and fosters a greater sense of belonging. By Aditi Murti
STEM StridesMore Women Are Authoring Medical Research Than Ever Before When women are in the labs, women's health problems get more attention. By Liesl Goecker
Lean Mean Sexist MachineHow Our Digital Spaces Came To Be Unequal and Unsafe For Women What early disenfranchisement does is impede women’s growth to the higher echelons of technological innovation that can change the reality on the ground. By Rajvi Desai
Despite Education Gains, STEM Women in India Still Face Unequal Field "In India, we don't doubt that women can study science. What we doubt is whether they can have a career in science because of family commitments." By Reshmi Chakraborty
Knitting Is The New CodingAn Ancient, Female Handicraft Is Making Waves in Modern STEM Education There's a growing call to respect the mathematics of knitting -- and to teach it to kids. By Liesl Goecker
Chill Bro‘Masculinity Contest Culture’ in Science Disadvantages Women Hyper-competition fuels “gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, or psychological abuse masked as feedback,” per The Lancet. By Rajvi Desai
