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A new study shows a systematic connection between major sporting events in autocracies and the persecution of political opponents.This post was originally published on this site

Intimate partner violence is chronic among young sexual and gender minorities assigned male at birth, with bisexual, transgender and lower-income people in this group having the highest likelihood of victimization, a Rutgers study has found.This […]

According to a new study, Montreal’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods have fewer bike paths, green spaces and trees than more prosperous neighborhoods. More diverse neighborhoods—i.e. areas of Montreal with a greater proportion of racialized people—are similarly […]

To accelerate gender parity in the field of wilderness medicine, in which women are significantly underrepresented, a team of researchers analyzed the gender distribution of key leadership roles at the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and […]

Class background remains a barrier to accessing opportunities in later life, even among those who are successful, research by the University of York has found.This post was originally published on this site

Early in the COVID‐19 pandemic, there was a concern that cyberbullying incidents (online threats, mistreatment or harassment) would increase because children were spending more time online. Also, in the midst of a brewing firestorm, the […]

Every year around the middle of October, reporters start contacting me wanting to talk about rumors of contaminated Halloween treats.This post was originally published on this site

Men who apply for female-dominated jobs face a significant chance of being rejected at application stage, suggesting the existence of deep-rooted gender stereotypes.This post was originally published on this site

When we open our eyes, a myriad of colors immediately appears before us. But they are not merely a decoration of our visual world: they enable us to identify objects, materials and substances in our […]