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He, She, They, Weed: Why And How Marijuana Affects People Of Diverse Genders Differently
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 2:31pm | 508This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. No matter what you identify – marijuana can have different impacts on you based on gender. Research based on women/men is rare and there needs to be much more medical marijuana research done....
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Sims 4 Takes a Step Toward Inclusivity With New Patch Update: New Customizing Options For Players
Sunday, February 5, 2023 - 5:08pm | 1072“The Sims 4,” the fourth major title of the series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), has a new patch that comes with more inclusive customization options. The update, which rolled out this Tuesday, features a convenient...
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What The Careful CEO Should And Shouldn't Talk About: A Handy Guide
Friday, July 29, 2022 - 1:40pm | 1023CEOs walk a fine line when it comes to talking about hot-button issues like transgender rights or gun control or arming transgender people to fight for the right of immigrants to have affordable health care and equal pay without enduring global warming. The Statista stats service has put together a...
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Google Agrees To Pay $118M To Settle Lawsuit Filed By Female Employees
Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 9:26am | 344Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit covering close to 15,500 female employees by paying $118 million. Law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announced the settlement on Friday, adding that an...
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Canada's 'Gender-Sensitive' 2018 Budget, Explained
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 2:49pm | 544Sweden introduced a gender-sensitive budget three years ago that partly inspired Canada's government to follow suit. What Happened Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau consulted with his Swedish counterpart to deliver a gender-sensitive federal budget on Tuesday. Some of the...
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The Difference In How Men And Women Invest
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 12:14pm | 343To say that men and women take a different approach to money management would be an understatement. Within the broad realm of financing, investing strategy is just one category that represents this trend. Scottrade recently released a survey highlighting the gender differences in investing....
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Gender Bias Remains Strong In Science Jobs Field, Study Suggests
Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 1:41pm | 777According to a recent podcast published on the Scientific American website, “Gender Influences Recommendations for Science Jobs.” Same as in many other fields, scientific jobs are gender biased. This means men are more likely to be hired, receive — on average — higher...
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2011 SAT Test: Gender Disparity in Math Persists
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 3:12pm | 826The College Board released data today on the 2011 SAT test results, here are some highlights: 1. Following an uninterrupted trend that dates back to at least 1972, high school boys scored higher on average than girls on both the 2011 SAT reading test (500 average for males vs. 495 for females)...
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Perfect Gender Parity in STEM is Unrealistic As Long As There's A Big Disparity in Math SAT Scores
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 12:24pm | 353Government or non-profit studies on gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields always lament the stubborn, significant and persistent underrepresentation of females, who held only 24% of STEM jobs in 2009. Amazingly, women held only 24% of STEM jobs in 2000, so...