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Strategy Jun. 27, 2020, 11:08 PM

‘They beat you with their baton’: A veteran of the Stonewall riots and the first Pride march shares what life was like for gay Americans before the uprising

Joe Negrelli, 68, was a participant of the Stonewall uprising that occured in the early hours of June 28, 1969. Negrelli, who was 17 at the time, recalled how it was routine for the police to raid bars that served liquor to LGBTQ people. The police would arrest them for […]

Lifestyle Jun. 11, 2020, 5:52 AM

The gender gap in stroke treatment has more than halved in 10 years, study finds, but women are still more likely to be left with life-long disabilities

A new analysis of existing studies on stroke treatment found that the treatment gap between men and woman has narrowed from 30% to 13%. One reason for the gap’s narrowing is an enormous public messaging campaign, which involved educating the public about female stroke symptoms and tracking medical care for […]

Strategy Sep. 18, 2019, 3:02 AM

The idea of the male or female brain is a myth, according to a neuroscientist

For years, it’s been widely accepted that women and men have certain traits – such as being sensitive or emotional – because of differences in their brains and hormones. But neuroscientist Daphna Joel says this isn’t true. Drawing from her own research and new scientific evidence, Joel contends every brain […]

Strategy Jul. 8, 2018, 1:00 AM

A Stanford economist has a fascinating theory to explain why women may be less likely to quit in a competition than men

In the 2018 Boston Marathon, men dropped out at higher rates than women did. A New York Times op-ed explains a few potential reasons why: For example, women may see success and failure as more fluid than men do. Stanford economist Muriel Niederle suggests that simply finishing the race may […]

News Mar. 8, 2018, 10:41 PM

Women are more generous than men because of how their brains work, according to science

New research has found that women are more generous than men. They’re more likely to be giving because their brains find it more rewarding, the study suggests. There’s another reason to be thankful for women on International Women’s Day. Women are a lot more likely to share with you than […]