The Great Depression and the Rise of the Refrigerator
How the gleaming white fridge changed our relationship to food.
Browsing Tag
Gender Roles
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Sex Stereotypes and the Single Robot
German researchers report putting long hair on a robot is sufficient to get people to assign it “feminine” tasks.
Law of the Jungle: Powerful Men Have More Children
Anthropologist Christopher von Rueden's studies of a Bolivian tribe suggest that men's instinctive drive for power is a strategy to seed their descendants thickly.
Woman Boss May Lower Men’s Pay, Prestige
New research suggests men lose status if their supervisor holds a position traditionally occupied by a member of the opposite sex.
No Room for Error With Sex Stereotypes
For men and women in leadership positions usually occupied by the other gender, a single mistake is seen as evidence of incompetence.
Real Men Do Apologize
Newly published research finds men are as willing as women to apologize. But they’re less likely to believe a particular incident warrants contrition.
The Picture for Men: Superhero or Slacker
Recent scholarship and popular journalism both suggest an unappealing future for American boys: You're screwed.
A Maxim a Day Keeps Bad Feelings Away
Proverbial sayings such as “we’re all human” reduce feelings of regret and hypocrisy after men get into trouble. But new research finds they don’t have the same soothing effect on women.
Why Have Women Magicians Vanished?
Working magicians conjure up rationales — both beneficial and baneful — for why so few women perform magic.
Creasing the Celluloid Ceiling: More Female Roles on TV
A greater percentage of TV characters are female, a new study notes, but it's still mostly guys offstage.