Not exact matches
Amid all the angst about the small percentage of
women who work in computer science, a new research paper has a surprising finding: Women may actually be better coders than
women who work in computer science, a new research paper has a surprising finding:
Women may actually be better coders than
Women may actually
be better coders than
men.
In one, scholars
were asked to read and rate research papers; unbeknown to them, the names had
been changed to change the gender of the authors, and the scholars rated the papers «written» by
men as
better than the ones that appeared to
be authored by
women.
A growing body of research indicates that
women, when given a fair shot,
are better at high - growth entrepreneurship than
men.
You
're looking at one, tiny piece of jeans giant Levi Strauss's (Change the World 2017 list, No. 11) ambitious experiment to improve the lives of the 25 million
men and
women in the world's apparel supply chain — and
better its business results in the process.
Another found that
women tend to receive
better job performance ratings than
men, yet
are less likely to
be considered for promotion.
They pride themselves on
being the iron
man or iron
woman and prove that people can, and do fulfill their responsibilities even when they don't feel
well,» he explained.
Women consistently rated better than men in overall leadership ability; the higher up in the organization the leaders were, the bigger the discrepancy between men and women, and the more the women s
Women consistently rated
better than
men in overall leadership ability; the higher up in the organization the leaders
were, the bigger the discrepancy between
men and
women, and the more the women s
women, and the more the
women s
women shone.
But as we know from research,
women are also more cautious than
men, requiring
better odds that the risks they take will pay off.
With Veterans Day upon us, there
is no
better time to laud the
men and
women who selflessly volunteer their time, energy and personal
well -
being to protect our country, allowing us the freedoms we enjoy.
Almost no one thinks decency pledges will make much of a difference: Just 1 percent of
women and 4 percent of
men thought they
were the
best solution.
They
're doing it through dozens of workshops held in community centers, libraries, YMCA's, and municipal buildings, where anywhere from 40 to 60
women (and sometimes a few
men) work their way through a two - hour curriculum that teaches them how to figure out how much they should
be paid, how to make their case to an employer, and how to gracefully exit a negotiation that might not
be going
well.
Both
men and
women of
good conscience
are fearlessly acknowledging the elephant in the room — the disturbing, age - old trend of
men in power taking advantage of their status to prey on
women (and other
men) working below them.
They also drink more alcohol on average than
women of all races, as
well as more than
men who
are not white.
Avivah Wittenberg - Cox, CEO of the gender consulting firm 20 - first, wishes the conversations about
women in the workplace could move beyond gender stereotypes — «I think it
's suicidal to talk about
women being better or
men being better» — and even beyond mention of gender itself.
First
is that you just want to run your idea by as many people as possible, and
women may very
well have a different perspective on it than
men.
And yet, she says,
women - owned businesses
are a
better bet, citing research from Indiegogo that
women are 61 % more likely than
men to achieve their financial goals on the site.
In one of the most arresting points in the article, the author finds that in the 90s, 83 % of
men aged 18 to 25 did not agree with the statement «It
is much
better for everyone involved if the
man is the achiever outside the home and the
woman takes care of the home and family.»
'» Even when
women are objectively
better equipped to do the work, we hang back: A now - famous Hewlett - Packard report revealed
men apply for positions if they have just 60 % of the required credentials, while
women won't apply unless they
are 100 % qualified.
Right now
is the
best time to shop for apparel, gear, and accessories for
men and
women.
These
are some of the
best men and
women in the business..
«Amazon
's monopolistic desire to control the retail market and replace
good jobs with automation
is not only a direct threat to the hard - working
men and
women at Whole Foods, it
's also a direct threat to our economy and consumers.»
In its study, Unilever found that 77 percent of
men and 55 percent of
women believe that a
man is the
best choice to lead a high - stakes project.
If your team
is anything less than an equal balance of
men and
women, then it
is probably not the
best it can
be.»
While many viewers complain about NBC's tape - delay tradition, the network maintains that the practice
is better for ratings as NBC claims female viewers (who actually make up the bulk of the Olympics» audience) watch sports differently than
men do, with
women investing more in coverage showing athletes» journeys to the games than in the actual results.
And a bonus tip that works
well for
men and
women: Take at least one suit jacket that can
be worn with jeans.
Here
are six very important reasons why I think
women make
better entrepreneurs than
men (and these characteristics also make
women better equipped for doing business in the lead to 2020):
Although the numbers look
good, there
was a large disparity between
men and
women.
The
best part
is this sale includes styles for
men,
women, and children.
Meanwhile, Nike and Under Armour, whose customers
are mostly
men, want to do a
better job of tackling the
women's market.
That the bragging happened a decade ago doesn't change the reality that a
man who might
be president sees half the country's population not just as objects for his own aesthetic gratification — we knew that thanks to the beauty pageants and the string of model wives — but objects for his physical gratification as
well, regardless of how the
women in question feel about it.
According to Bentley University's
Women in Business survey, 57 percent of corporate recruiters say women are better job candidates than
Women in Business survey, 57 percent of corporate recruiters say
women are better job candidates than
women are better job candidates than
men.
There
are many complex systemic reasons
women take home less money than
men; take some time to understand them (Cass R. Sunstein at Bloomberg offers a
good primer).
It
's the employee
's responsibility to cut a
good deal, and maybe
men are better negotiators than
women.
But starting around 1990, she said,» (
Women's) economic status began to work pretty much like
men's economic status: The more education you have, the
better economic prospects or careers you have, you
are more likely to get and stay married.»
This
is especially important for
women, since research shows they
are less likely than
men to negotiate an improvement to an opening offer and so may
well start at a disadvantage.
These
men,
women, and children deserve the same protection under the law as everyone else, and until the majority of us
are able to appreciate the distinction between the radical factions of Islam and its peaceful majority, it
's best to avoid conjoining «radical» and «Islam.»
The effect
is similar for
men, although they get a smaller boost for
good grooming than
women do.
Broadly speaking,
women tend to
be more educated, harder working and
better at getting stuff done than
men.
«The Grand Depot»
was a six - story, Philadelphia retail marvel that housed
men's and
women's clothing as
well as dry goods.
Transgender can refer to any range of diverse gender identities or expressions — such as transgender, trans
man, trans
woman, intersex, non-binary, genderless, two - spirited, and many others — and
is better expressed under the umbrella term trans.
«Thousands of years of
men innovating society and a single generation where
women start to do
better (in school and so forth) and rather than looking at the big picture, we
're free to generalize, so long as those generalizations
are harmful only to
men.»
These
are men and
women who become entrepreneurs, trying to change the world for the
better.
The 25
men and
women listed below — from different parts of the world and across different industries — have, for
better or worse,
been the rebels, icons and leaders in the vanguard of that change.
By trying to appear most generous,
men might
be signaling that they would make
good partners to attractive
women.
Masculinity and femininity
are changing quickly, and both
men and
women are the
better for it.
It shouldn't
be breaking news that, when given the same opportunities as white
men,
women and minorities can, and do, perform just as
well.
«There
is a unique opportunity today to significantly change the health trajectories of the millions of
men and
women who continue to smoke by offering them a
better choice,» PMI CEO André Calantzopoulos said in a statement.
McQuivey also pointed out
women tend to
be better than
men at creating product experiences, which
are crucial to digital products and services.
Companies do
better, economies perform
better, and overall socioeconomic opportunities
are better when
women compete on the same level as
men.
With great value, style, and wearability, it
's well worth the money and a shoe that both
men and
women should own.