MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'gender bias'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008201&cid=t_168091_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Famerican-heart-associations-registration-page-demonstrates-gender-and-sexual-orientation-bias%2F2011.07.06 This afternoon I sat in my chair, revitalized form my weekend trip to the Jersey Shore, where I can assure you I did not partake in any fist pumping, spray tanning, pickle eating, or felonious activities, when I received an email from the American Heart Association announcing new scientific findings. I like these emails and generally find them informative. This particular email announced the placement of the first completely lab-grown human vascular grafts. The email linked to a presentation from Todd N. McAllister of Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc. These blood vessels were apparently engineered from donor skin cells and: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008201 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:00:52 +0100 5008201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3589042&cid=t_168091_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FBMfqNcP46DQ%2F We know lawyers are supposed to discredit witnesses, but then there is the choice of words that are used to do so. Consider the impression left by Richard Schnadig, who represented Novartis, which this week was told to pay $250 million in punitive damages for engaging in a pattern of discrimination against female employees. The dozen women filed a class action suit over pay, promotion and pregnancy-related matters (see the lawsuit). Given that this was a case about sex discrimination, it might have been advisable to avoid using language that fosters sterotypes. But as The American Lawyer point outs (subscription required), here’s how some of the women who filed suit were characterized in the closing remarks… For instance, Tara Blum testified her manager pressured her not to hav... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3589042 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:15:54 +0100 3589042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533923&cid=t_168091_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F05%2Fexamining-the-gendered-situation-of-harvard-business-school%2F Julia Brau, Paayal Desai, Alexandra Germain, Akmaral Omarova, Jung Paik,  and Julie Sandler are all students at Harvard Business School (HBS) who last week published a thoughtful article in their student newspaper The Harbus.  With potential lessons and relevance for many institutions, the piece discusses recent efforts  to understand and address sources of gender discrepancies in academic performance at HBS.  Here are some excerpts. * * * Are men and women equal at HBS? It’s a question that has been front of mind at HBS in recent weeks. . . . One of these many efforts is a field study that focuses on analyzing and addressing the current differences between the male and female academic experience at HBS. As The Harbus published in a Fall article, “WSA Academic Initiative Su... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533923 Wed, 05 May 2010 04:01:32 +0100 3533923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846423&cid=t_168091_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fare-women-really-more-selective-in-dating%2F We’ve long been told that women are more selective when it comes to the men they choose to date. But what if at least a part of that selectivity is due simply to environmental factors and social norms — factors that could be easily manipulated? For instance, might approaching — rather than being approached — in a dating situation make individuals less selective? Finkel & Eastwick (2009) set about to answer just that question with an experiment designed to test whether a potential partner’s “choosiness” was due in part to whether they were the ones doing the choosing or not. They corralled 350 college students into 15 speed dating events for their study. Participants went on 4 minute “speed dates” with approximately 12 opposite-sex ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846423 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:05 +0100 2846423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806138&cid=t_168091_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fmad_not_bad.html This study attempted to explore if this gender difference is explained by biases in the forensic psychiatric assessments. Participants were 45 practicing forensic psychiatric clinicians, 46 chief judges and 80 psychology students. Participants received a written vignette describing a homicide case, with either a female or a male perpetrator. The results suggested strong gender effects on legal insanity judgements. Forensic psychiatric clinicians and psychology students assessed the case information as more indicative of legal insanity if the perpetrator was a woman than a man. Judges assessed offenders of their own gender, as they were more likely to be declared legally insane than a perpetrator of the opposite gender. Implications of and possible ways to minimize such gender biases in for... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806138 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:18:11 +0100 1806138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1518728&cid=t_168091_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F311831812%2Fthanks-for-your-sacrifice.html Following up on the thread started by Jenny below comes a piece on the Associated Press newswire about health care for female veterans. Women make up a significant and increasing percentage of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518728 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:30:44 +0100 1518728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1204686&cid=t_168091_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F226617383%2Fwhy-sex-matters-for-neuroethics.html There is a provocative article in the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience today which asks: "Why should we pay special attention to the neuroscience of sex differences? " Authors lay out a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1204686 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:06:26 +0100 1204686