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NEWS ABOUT: gender stereotypes

gender stereotypes stories: 9 news summaries
OPINION

 Lame Dads Rule in Kids Books 

Old dad, poor dad as out of it as ever in kid lit

May 26, 09 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite major upheavals in gender roles, clueless dads unable to parent or set a table still rule in children's books—if they exist at all—laments one stay-at-home father. "I’m aware that there is plenty of good-natured humor to be had from lampooning fathers," writes columnist Damon... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • literature • reading • children's books • gender stereotypes • gender bias • fathers

(Newser) - The Vatican’s newspaper appears to have come out in support of the washing machine as God’s greatest gift to women in the 20th century, Reuters reports. A weekend article in l'Osservatore Romano suggested that the time-saving gadget polls ahead of birth-control and suffrage in liberating the fairer sex.... More »

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newspaper • Pope Benedict XVI • women • Vatican • gender stereotypes • washing machine

'Sexist' Airline Ad Riles Up UK TV Viewers

Virgin Atlantic defends spot; standards board says it's 'humorous'

Feb 11, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A Virgin Atlantic TV ad featuring female flight attendants strutting through Heathrow Airport while harried male passengers ogle them is not sexist, Britain’s advertising watchdog has ruled. The ad, celebrating Virgin’s 25th anniversary, drew 29 complaints, reports the Telegraph. Critics cried stereotyping; the independent Advertising Standards Authority said... More »

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Richard Branson • airline industry • sexism • Virgin Atlantic • gender stereotypes • advertising campaign

opinion

Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton delivered major blows to feminism, gender equality

Nov 17, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin shattered the glass ceiling in politics, but the broken shards sharply undercut the feminist movement. “In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied... More »

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Hillary Clinton • equality • gender stereotypes • gender bias • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

Opinion

 Female Bombers
 Not So Different
 From Men

Women's motivation is no different

Aug 2, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female suicide bombers have captured much media attention of late, inspiring analysts to think they've been used, or manipulated. The truth, writes political scientist Lindsey O’Rourke in the New York Times, is that they're not that different from their male counterparts. O’Rourke has spent years studying every... More »

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terrorism • suicide bomber • gender stereotypes • female suicide bomber

 Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

Gender gap discovered in the 1970s has been closed, researchers say

Jul 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Girls are just as good as boys at math, says an exhaustive study of 7 million test scores from elementary through high school students, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The findings, to be published tomorrow in Science, are at odds with 30-year-old studies—and a view entrenched in... More »

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high school • college • test score • gender gap • gender stereotypes • scientific study • mathematics

From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Spy agency wants women, Asians, Arabs, to help fight terrorism

Jul 13, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and... More »

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gender • counterterrorism • James Bond • MI6 • Britain • gender discrimination • gender stereotypes • intelligence agencies

Voters May Yet Warm Up to Michelle Obama

Would-be first lady reaches out to women by hosting The View

Jun 14, 08 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicknamed "the closer," Michelle Obama is known for winning over voters—but many still have not warmed up to her, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A recent poll shows that 42% of voters have an unfavorable view of her and 25% are "very unfavorable." The first... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • The View • gender stereotypes

She Does All the Talking, Ergo, He's Not a Man

We don't like couples that break with gender roles, study finds

Dec 4, 07 8:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The fairer sex should also be the quieter, according to a new study that found both sexes look more harshly upon couples in which she does the talking. Gender equality be danged, "We have these gender stereotypes where we expect men to be dominant," the lead researcher told... More »

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women • women's rights • gender roles • gender stereotypes

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