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Study reveals women in science ask fewer questions than men
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 17 (ANI): It's a common stereotype that women talk more than men, with some studies even suggesting that women say three times as much as men. However, a new study shows a different perspective.
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Time to end stereotype around mental illness
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): The tragic reality of India is that 70 million people are suffering from major to minor mental health related illnesses and it is prevalent across different sections of the society.
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Fictional depiction of autistic people reinforces stereotypes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 12 (ANI): A new research, that analysed 26 fictional autistic personalities from TV and film, suggests the characters are not fully representative of those with the condition.
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'Crossed the line': Google CEO Sundar Pichai condemns anti-diver
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 8 (ANI): After reports of a derogatory memo within the company branding women as 'biologically unfit' for tech roles came to light, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who left his family vacation midway to resolve the ongoing crisis said portions of the memo 'cro
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Myth busted! Periods don't make women incapable of multitasking
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 5 (ANI): Busting a popular stereotype, a study recently found that periods have no impact on a woman's working memory, decision-making or ability to pay attention to two things at once.
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Gender stereotypes may lead to unhealthy sexual relationships
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 17 (ANI): Female college students who believe women are subservient and who endorse music media's degradation of women are more likely to be involved in an unhealthy sexual relationship, according to a recent study.
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Melanie Gaydos: the beauty that breaks the stereotype
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], June 11 (ANI): When there's a will, there's a way- proves US based model Melanie Gaydos.
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Meet Rubiya Sayeed- The Kashmiri female cricketer breaking stereotypes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Kashmiri girls, who are on a streak of making the nation proud through their feats, continue to register victories in academics as well as the field and Rubiya Sayeed is one among them.
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'Let's shatter stereotypes': Hillary Clinton calls on more
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 8 (ANI): Stressing on the need for more women in politics, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton credited her family, friends and many of the women she had mentored with for giving her the strength to bounce back after losing to Donald Trump in the el
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Breaking stereotypes: In a first, eunuch ties knot with man in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan. 27 (ANI): They are looked down upon, considered as an inferior community and have to even face the glares of the society, but breaking all the barriers and stereotypes, the transgender community continues to fight for their rights and grab every rare and de
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Girls as young as six are vulnerable to be influenced by societal stereoty
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 27 (ANI): Dear parents, you cannot force your opinion on your little daughter, as a new study finds that girls as young as six are influenced by the societal stereotypes about intellectual ability and start believing that they cannot be as 'brilliant' as
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National Girl Child Day: Lets reaffirm our commitment to challenge gender
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): As the nation observes National Girl Child Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the nation to reaffirm their commitment to challenging stereotypes based on gender and promote gender sensitisation as well as gender equality.
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