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This International Women’s Day, 3 Things You Can Take From Behavioral Science for a More Equitable World

This International Women’s Day, 3 Things You Can Take From Behavioral Science for a More Equitable World

The School of Art and Sciences’ Cristina Bicchieri’s work on the normalization of violence against women was cited in a list of methods for ending gender inequality.

LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts

LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts

Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority.

Michele W. Berger

Single-sex schools and unexpected STEM outcomes

Single-sex schools and unexpected STEM outcomes

Boys in all-boys’ schools do better on the general math test than boys in co-ed schools. They’re also more likely to take the science-focused math test. But test scores for girls do not improve in all-girls’ schools.