gender bias
Female psychopaths are more common than we think: professor
Dr. Clive Boddy, an Anglia Ruskin University professor who specializes in corporate psychopathy, argues that female psychopaths are flying under the radar because of gender bias.
Former dominatrix reveals tips for dominating your job — and getting a raise
Want a raise? Whip your asking skills into shape.
Man arrested after girlfriend plunges 100 feet to her death during proposal after she allegedly said 'no'
Police arrested the boyfriend of a woman who fell 100 feet to her death during a clifftop marriage proposal in Turkey after her family claimed she was planning on breaking...
Ex-CNN reporter suing network for racial discrimination, unfair dismissal
Saima Mohsin was working for CNN when she sustained an injury that left her disabled. When she tried to get an alternative assignment, she was told she didn't have "the...
NY Times journalists blast colleagues critical of 'anti-trans' coverage
Several prominent reporters at the Times signed onto a letter on Tuesday criticizing the newspaper guild.
Celebs can use 'vocal fry,' but here's why regular women shouldn't
A study recently published in the Journal of Voice, a peer-reviewed medical publication, found women with vocal fry were perceived as less attractive and intelligent than those without.
Twitter layoffs disproportionately affected women after Musk takeover: suit
The proposed class action said that after Twitter was taken over by Elon Musk, it laid off 57% of its female workers compared to 47% of men.
Attractive female students got lower grades during remote learning: study
"When we see an attractive person, we assign them some characteristics that they may not actually possess, such as intelligence," a Swedish researcher said.
Company behind 'League of Legends' to pay $100M in gender discrimination suit
The company said it will pay $80M to the members of the class-action suit, comprising all current and former full-time women employees and temporary agency contractors in Calif. who worked...
Activision CEO to take 99.9 percent pay cut amid harassment probe
Kotick said in a letter sent to employees on Thursday that he has sought a cut in his compensation until the company's transformational gender-related goals are met.
Lego commits to removing 'gender bias and harmful stereotypes' from its toys
Lego on Monday vowed to oust its toys of "gender bias and harmful stereotypes" in a push to make them more accessible to girls.
Facebook ripped for 'sexist job ads' catering to men
Facebook has allegedly enabled sexist job advertising and discriminating women from certain jobs in favor of males, according to campaign group Global Witness.
Job applicant outs boss for calling her 'not that cute' in accidental email
What a bosshole: An applicant accidentally received a hurtful message from her prospective employer. A clip detailing her incendiary application review currently has over 1.3 million views on TikTok.
Nonbinary Alaska Airlines employee says uniform policy is discriminatory
"When I am working as a flight-attendant instructor and allowed to wear regular business attire, I am not forced into Alaska Airlines’ ‘male’ or ‘female’ uniform policies..." Justin Wetherell said.
Amazon.com faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits
The women, ages 23 to 64, accused Amazon of favoring men over women in career growth.
'They're laughing at us like never before': Trump mocks Biden for 'PC' military
Former President Donald Trump mocked President Biden in a podcast, saying he forced the nation’s armed forces to become “politically correct" with progressive and gender-inclusive policies. Trump bashed his successor...
Streaming music algorithm more likely to play male artists
Is your algorithm feminist enough?
MS-13 implicated in fourth attack by gang on trans person in LA over past year
An MS-13 gang member is accused of attacking a transgender woman in a Los Angeles park — and officials say the assault is part of a disturbing trend. Gabriel Orellana,...
Japan's ruling party wants more women at meetings - unless they talk
TOKYO - Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, long seen as a homogeneous redoubt of elderly men, now wants more women at its key meetings - provided they don’t do the...
More than half of female small business owners say men have it easier
Fifty-four percent of women-owned businesses feared they’d have to permanently shut their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. Conducted for October’s National Women’s Small Business Month,...