The first study to explore what cisgender kids think of their transgender peers
By Christian Jarrett. Cisgender kids who categorised transgender children by natal sex also showed less liking of them, mirroring similar findings with adults.
View ArticleVirtual reality research finds large sex difference in navigational efficiency
By Emma Young. Men took more shortcuts and reached their target location faster.
View ArticleNew Findings Could Help Explain Why ADHD Is Often Overlooked In Girls
By Emma Young. A greater proportion of girls with ADHD, than boys, start displaying symptoms in adolescence.
View ArticleYoung Men Who Endorse The Masculine Ideal of Success Enjoy Greater...
By Christian Jarrett. The new findings illustrate how the "masculinity is toxic" message is overly simplistic.
View ArticleNorwegian Clinical Psychologists Reveal The Complexities Involved In Working...
By Jesse Singal. Sometimes it is not clear who is pushing for transition – the child, their parents or even school authorities.
View ArticleThere Are Sex Differences In The Trajectory Of Depression Symptoms Through...
By Matthew Warren. The study provides the most detailed study yet of the trajectory of depression symptoms through adolescence.
View ArticleAre Female And Male Brains Fundamentally Different? An Expert Pours Cold...
By Gina Rippon. Studies like this can contribute to stereotypical essentialist beliefs that there are innate, fixed and inevitable sex differences in the brain.
View ArticleThe Way Children Draw Human Figures Has Changed Since The 1970s, Reflecting...
By Christian Jarrett. Girls today are more inclined to draw a female figure.
View ArticleChildren With An Older Brother Have Poorer Language Skills Than Those With A...
By Matthew Warren. Older sisters may provide better input to their younger sibling, the researchers say.
View ArticleReading Between The Lines: Why Girls’ Superior Reading Skills May Be Lowering...
By Louisa Lyon. Girls who are good at maths tend to be even better at reading, so may turn away from STEM careers.
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Parents Play Different Roles In Our Health As Adults: Mothers Support Us,...
By Emily Reynolds Whether we like it or not, our parents play a big part in who we become as adults. From our taste in music to our social values, their imprint often stays with us, good or bad, well...
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Companies Are Judged More Harshly For Their Ethical Failures If The CEO Is A...
By Emily Reynolds Gender inequality in the business world has been much discussed over the last few years, with a host of mentoring schemes, grants, business books and political activity all aimed at...
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Even Preschoolers Associate Positions Of Power With Being A Man
By Emily Reynolds An imbalance in power — personal and political — is at the heart of many of the conversations we have around gender. #MeToo sparked a global conversation on the topic, and issues...
View ArticleSexist Ideologies May Help Cultivate The “Dark Triad” Of Personality Traits
By Emma Young The “dark triad” of personality traits — narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism — do not make for the nicest individuals. People who score highly on the dark triad are vain, callous...
View ArticlePeople Who See God As A White Man Tend To Prefer White Men For Leadership...
By Matthew Warren When you picture God, who do you see: a young black woman, or an old white man? Chances are it’s the latter — and a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology...
View ArticleGender Prejudice Is More Common In Languages With Grammatical Genders
By Emma Young Does the language that you speak influence what you think? And do languages that assign a gender to most nouns — such as French and Spanish — lead speakers to feel differently about women...
View ArticleWomen Are More Likely Than Men To Be Told “White Lies” In Performance Reviews
By Emily Reynolds It’s not uncommon to tell a white lie at work: why you took a slightly too-long lunch break or how much you’ve really done on that big project. Often, white lies are socially useful —...
View ArticleMen Who Sleep Less Are Seen As More Masculine: A Stereotype With Potentially...
By Emily Reynolds There are some curious cultural ideas around sleep, namely that there’s something virtuous or impressive about not getting very much of it. “Burnout” is often shorthand for success:...
View ArticleSaying That Girls Are “Just As Good” As Boys At Maths Can Inadvertently...
By Emma Young Though girls and boys do equally well on maths tests, the stereotype that girls aren’t as naturally able at maths — or as likely to be extremely smart — is adopted early; even...
View ArticleLonger Interview Shortlists Could Help Women Advance In Male-Dominated...
By Emily Reynolds Despite many efforts to make workplaces more equitable, women are still frequently discriminated against at work. Companies run by women are judged more harshly on ethical failings,...
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