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Is Zoom’s UX subtly sexist?

Lily Smith / Mind and BehaviorTechnology

Additional Sources: Nonverbal Overload: A Theoretical Argument for the Causes of Zoom Fatigue

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Fatal police violence may be linked to preterm births in neighborhoods nearby

Dana Goin / Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Additional Sources: Occurrence of fatal police violence during pregnancy and hazard of preterm birth in California

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Why is AI mostly presented as female in pop culture and demos?

Sylvie Borau / Psychology and Marketing

Additional Sources: The most human bot: Female gendering increases humanness perceptions of bots and acceptance of AI

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Gender bias can be a stumbling block even for China’s beloved only-child daughters

Xueqing Zhang / World Economic Forum

Additional Sources: Global Gender Gap Report 2021

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New poll suggests most religions back the Equality Act

Kate Sosin / Public Religion Research Institute

Additional Sources: Despite Partisan Rancor, Americans Broadly Support LGBTQ Rights

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Universal child care could boost women’s lifetime earnings by $130 billion—and ensure more stable retirement options

Megan Leonhardt / National Women's Law Center

Additional Sources: A Lifetime’s Worth of Benefits: The Effects of Affordable, High-Quality Child Care on Family Income, the Gender Earnings Gap, and Women’s Retirement Security

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Why girls continue to experience violence at South African schools

Emmanuel Mayeza and Deevia Bhana / Journal of Gender Studies

Additional Sources: Normalising violence? Girls and sexuality in a South African high school

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Covid vaccine hesitancy among men is its own public health issue

Liz Plank / Farliegh Dickinson University

Additional Sources: Poll finds masculinity is a major risk factor for COVID-19