Science Book Club: Gender
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- The Human Bodyaudio
Caroline Criado PerezDoes data discriminate against women?
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We talk to Caroline Criado Perez about the gender data gap and how it causes everything from mild inconvenience to potential fatality.
- Future Technology
Why we need to rethink the way we classify people
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Humans love to sort ourselves into neat boxes - by gender, race, sexual orientation and more. But, in this extract from Data Feminism, Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F Klein argue that it's time to dispense with these classifications.
- The Human Body
Reality CheckCan transgender athletes be fairly integrated into women's sports?
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Professor Yannis Pitsiladis takes us through the science behind the debate.
- Everyday scienceaudio
Why aren't there more women in science?
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Girls are not picking as many STEM A-levels as boys, while professional female scientists are dropping out of the field. Is it time for change?
- The Human Body
Gender medicineShould men and women be prescribed different drugs and doses?
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Men and women have completely different biologies, and yet doctors prescribe the same drugs and doses to everyone, regardless of sex. The results can be damaging, even deadly. Is it time that medicine treated men and women differently?
- Everyday science
Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it?
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We speak to Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths University about the problems getting women into STEM, the rise of scientism and why Amazon's Alexa is like Joan from Mad Men.
- The Human Bodyaudio
Gary BarkerWhat does it mean to be a man?
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Male stereotypes are under increasing scrutiny. Psychologist Gary Barker explains why they are harmful, and what a progressive form of masculinity could look like.
- Everyday science
Why are girls put off science?
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Many girls are not choosing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics at A-level and university. We wanted to find out why STEM subjects get a thumbs-down.
- Everyday science
The science of pay transparency
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In the UK, women are paid around 10 per cent less than men, on average. One solution might be total pay transparency. Can it fix the problem and are we ready to talk about how much we earn?