The Gender Gap in Mental Health
Socially constructed differences in roles and responsibilities, status, and power between men and women contribute to differences in mental health.
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Socially constructed differences in roles and responsibilities, status, and power between men and women contribute to differences in mental health.
As people transitioned to working from home at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, journal submissions from academics increased across the board. But a new study from Northwestern University found as men's scholarly productivity increased, women physicians were submitting less.
The persistence of the gender wage gap suggests it may have roots extending back into childhood. Using data from a US longitudinal survey, this column examines how gender differences in adult earnings correspond to various childhood behaviours. Results indicate that women (but not men) who exhibited headstrong behaviour as children incurred significant earnings penalties as
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Noteworthy and The Journal examine the impact of the justice system on Travellers, with a focus on children.