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Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal

... Walter, B., Hermann, A., Vaitl, D., & Stark, R. (2013). Gender commonalities and differences in the neural processing of visual ... C. A. (2003). Selecting films for sex research: gender differences in erotic film preference. Archives of Sexual ... / more

What are the positive and negative side effects of gender quotas?

... quota regulations in favor of women. Since 2016, a gender quota has been entrenched in German law followed by a significant ... research on positive and negative side effects of gender quota regulations. We discuss for instance effects on women’s ... / more

Just a compliment? Why positive gender stereotypes can be more harmful than they seem

... just a nice compliment? At first glance, these kinds of gender stereotypes often appear relatively harmless. In reality, they are anything but: seemingly positive gender stereotypes play a crucial role in reinforcing traditional ... / more

What career should I choose? How self-stereotyping can influence career decisions

... career decisions – contributing to the continuing gender imbalance in leadership and many career fields. We explain how ... the influence of self-stereotyping to foster more equal gender distributions and career trajectories. “We must ... / more

To which gender’s disadvantage are school grades biased – girls or boys?

... The question of whether teachers evaluate irrespective of gender is therefore very important. Traditionally, the issue of gender fairness has mostly focused on discrimination against girls. In ... / more

The Sex Tips You Won’t See In Magazines: Science-backed ways to stay sexually satisfied in long-term relationships

... at worst. These magazines often perpetuate harmful gender and heteronormative stereotypes such as that a female’s role in ... / more

A Primer on Porn and Relationships

... satisfaction. However , this association differed by gender , being more pronounced for men (-.13) and virtually non-existent for ... studies have been carried out (and so far only on mixed- gender couples) the results suggest that porn can potentially be used as a ... / more

From Derogation to Reclamation: How Does Language Change?

Derogatory labels are offensive words that can be reclaimed by a stigmatized group; however, the process of reclaiming can carry risks. ... / more

How Much Does the Menstrual Cycle Affect Emotional Life?

... important to highlight that there is a difference between gender identity and sex . People talking about the menstrual cycle often ... that only occurs among females. However, people with gender identities other than female can have ovaries and a uterus and mainly ... / more

Nuances of Sexual Consent: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

... tend to be nonverbal or subtle. While there weren’t gender differences in consent cues modeled in movies, female characters in ... represented in the science of sexual consent include age, gender identity , personality, ability, race/ethnicity, nationality, and ... / more