In a controversial and lengthy Reddit thread, rapists finally had a chance to explain why they did what they did. The question posed which elicited a massive response was: “Reddit’s had a few threads about sexual assault victims, but are there redditors from the other side of the story? What were your motivations? Do you regret it?”
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire revealed that men are more sexually interested in their female friends than vice-versa. This attraction could present difficulties in their friendship. Lead researcher April Bleske-Rechek observes: “I think men and women do want to be friends, they do want to engage in platonic friendships. But the data I’ve been collecting suggests that attractions can get in the way.”
Women have increasingly become the primary breadwinners in their families but they feel less prepared to make financial decisions. This is one key finding in Prudential’s 2012-2013 Research Study on Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women.
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A study of Swedish women breast cancer survivors has found that most of them return to work after receiving treatment. Three-fourths of the 505 women surveyed went back to the workforce 16 months after having been diagnosed with the Big C.
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Including white men in diversity training makes for a more inclusive workplace, a new study released by Catalyst this July 2012 finds. Find out how including white men transformed the mindset and behaviors of participants in as short as four months.
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Women who hold demanding jobs have a much higher risk of suffering from heart attacks, stroke, or even dying from heart disease.
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A gender and wage gap exists for women in media, a study released by Catalyst in July 2012 reports. The survey revealed that women were underrepresented in top management and governance positions in various media outfits around the world.
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Gallup’s Employed at Capacity for an Employer Index survey released on July 5, 2012 found that “women are significantly less likely than men to be employed at capacity for an employer in 38 of the 144 countries.”
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Women are dismally under-represented in corporate Asia, with only 6 percent of them seated on the boards and 8 percent on executive committees of 744 companies. Asia’s results are at rock bottom compared to the figures posted of women corporate leaders in Europe where 17 percent are in boards and 10 percent in executive committees, and in the United States where representation is at 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
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In a result that broke the image of the stereotypical Saudi Arabian woman, the Women in the MENA Workplace 2012 survey conducted by Bayt.com and YouGov revealed that 65 per cent of working women in Saudi Arabia said that their primary reason for employment was to “gain financial independence.” This was the highest of all the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions studied.
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