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Biology
How Remour’s brain changes made some mean girls lovely
A flock of collars at the Duke Remar Center. Photo: David Herring. Credit: David Herring If there was a competition for the biggest female bullys in the animal world, the lemurs are at the top of the list. In these distant primate cousins, it is the women who call the shots, relying on physical attacks to follow the path and…
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Because of “bad friends,” boys do not perform much better in secondary school than girls, research suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Secondary school boys get lower grades than girls. This is partly due to the fact that friends are more likely to cheate at school. That is the conclusion of a research study conducted by sociologist Margueriette Van Heck. The fact that boy friends malfunction more frequently is likely to have something to do with gender norms.…
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‘Violence at all levels’: UN report on abuse of women and girls in sport is wake-up call for Australia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This week, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls released a report detailing the violence experienced by women and girls around the world in sports. The report provides a global snapshot of the abuse experienced by female athletes, who are most likely to perpetrate violence, and makes recommendations on what should…
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