20232017PregnantSufferGenital mutilation2020DisparitiesGadotInfertilityBarriersEmpower womenWomen'sWonder WomanEstrogenWoman'sEntrepreneursWorkforceSuperheroReproductive age2016EntrepreneurshipPercentProgrammesEntrepreneurialResettlementCEOsInsufficient evidenceParticipation of women19thUniquelyPrisonersTransgenderUrologyPregnancyAthleteGenderFertilityResearchSexual problemsAchievementsAdvisorFoundersGeneticallyOvumGameteMorbidityChromosomeSpousesIncludePerceptionMainGreatlyUterusMaleReadBoneSevereRealizeResearchersDecadeNomineesProgrammeHistoricallyOsteoporosisYear
20231
- In 2023, Catalyst will achieve maximum impact by launching new research and tools and expanding our focus to include women in frontline roles. (catalyst.org)
20175
- Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures , DC Films , Atlas Entertainment , and The Stone Quarry , and distributed by Warner Bros., it is a standalone sequel to the 2017 film Wonder Woman and the ninth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). (wikipedia.org)
- No matter how strong Hillary Clinton's performance was Tuesday night, more and more people are acknowledging that 2017 is unlikely to be the year America's first female president is inaugurated. (thedailybeast.com)
- The fact is, in January 2017, America will probably swear another man into the highest elected office, and we will have another round in the eternal debate about why the United Kingdom, India, Germany, Argentina, and so many other countries have seen fit to install a woman in the top job, but the U.S. has not. (thedailybeast.com)
- In WWDC 2016 women got 7 per cent of the speaking time and the picture was the same in 2017 when women spoke for approximately nine of the 126 minutes. (macworld.com)
- Recently, there have been a series of meetings that have resulted in consensus statements released in 2014 by the International Consensus Conference on the Female Athlete Triad, in 2014 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and in 2017 by a Committee Opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) on Adolescent Health Care. (medscape.com)
Pregnant12
- When a woman isn't pregnant, the uterus is only about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) long and 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide. (kidshealth.org)
- Tularemia was diagnosed for a 33-year-old pregnant spread to the lungs, pleura, gastrointestinal tract, or woman in Serbia after a swollen neck lymph node was central nervous system ( 8 , 9 ). (cdc.gov)
- Direct contact with animals or tick bites leads to a ly rare in pregnant women ( 2 , 3 ). (cdc.gov)
- We report the case of a pregnant woman with with cutaneous ulcerations and marked lymph- tularemia in Serbia. (cdc.gov)
- Pregnant Women Need a Flu Shot. (cdc.gov)
- Because representative data are not yet available for pregnant women, anemia reference values are based on the most current clinical studies available. (cdc.gov)
- The normal range of Hb and Hct during pregnancy is based on data aggregated from four European studies of healthy iron-supplemented pregnant women (7-10). (cdc.gov)
- ABSTRACT Knowledge and attitudes about vaginal versus caesarean section delivery were assessed in 204 pregnant women attending a maternity centre in Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
- Pregnant women and babies may face greater challenges and be more severely affected during public health emergencies. (cdc.gov)
- Two CDC centers, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, joined the EPIC team to discuss how to reduce risks faced by pregnant women and babies during emergencies. (cdc.gov)
- Please review the recorded discussion on the impact of public health emergencies on pregnant women and babies. (cdc.gov)
- This webinar discussed how pregnant women, community leaders, and family members can reduce risks pregnant women and babies may face during disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and other emergencies. (cdc.gov)
Suffer4
- As many as four in 10 women suffer from sexual dysfunction that can be both physically and emotionally damaging, according to the Mayo Clinic. (go.com)
- A startling forty percent of surveyed American women suffer from female sexual dysfunction. (ohsu.edu)
- About 13 percent of women suffer from infertility, with the most common cause being dysfunction of the ovary. (sciencedaily.com)
- Do women suffer more HIV drug side effects than men? (poz.com)
Genital mutilation1
- Genital mutilation, also referred to as female circumcision, genital cutting, or excision, is a coming-of-age ritual that signifies a girl's entry into womanhood. (infoplease.com)
20203
- Wonder Woman 1984 (also known as WW84 [1] ) is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC character Wonder Woman . (wikipedia.org)
- Following multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Wonder Woman 1984 eventually premiered on December 15, 2020, via the DC FanDome virtual platform, and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 25, 2020. (wikipedia.org)
- Yet, at a time when suburbs increasingly are turning blue , Barnette's long-shot campaign also speaks to a big challenge for the GOP's efforts to diversify: In 2020, its female congressional candidates are concentrated in harder-to-win suburban districts where Trump's approval rating is slumping. (politico.com)
Disparities4
- RAND research has examined the needs of women refugees and migrants, gender disparities in health care, the effects of homelessness on women, and the impact of stress and activity levels in girls. (rand.org)
- Females typically save 8.3% of their income, while men only save 7.9%, Fidelity found after looking at over 12 million retirement accounts and adjusting for certain pay disparities between men and women. (cnn.com)
- Adjusted salary disparities were greatest for orthopedic surgery, obstetrics/gynecology (one of the specialties female physicians were most likely to enter), other surgical subspecialties and cardiology. (eurekalert.org)
- Disparities also varied among medical schools, with adjusted average salaries for male physicians being significantly higher at nine schools - the greatest disparities occurring at schools in the western U.S. - and higher adjusted salaries for female physicians at two schools. (eurekalert.org)
Gadot7
- It stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman , alongside Chris Pine , Kristen Wiig , Pedro Pascal , Robin Wright , and Connie Nielsen . (wikipedia.org)
- Gal Gadot hopes her portrayal of the iconic female superhero Wonder Woman inspires some positivity in the world. (cnn.com)
- Gadot, an Israeli-born actress, who got her start in the 2009 film "Fast & Furious," is the first woman to anchor a superhero movie in more than a decade. (cnn.com)
- The film's director Patty Jenkins, who is the first female director of any Marvel or DC Comics' movie, said Gadot made her job easy. (cnn.com)
- Gadot promises "Wonder Woman" will not disappoint when it comes to action and the "big wowzies" expected with superhero films. (cnn.com)
- Wonder Woman herself ( Gal Gadot ) was previously seen in last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , and the enthusiastic reception of her supporting role in that picture has raised expectations for her solo feature even higher. (allmovie.com)
- Gal Gadot plays a great Wonder Woman, investing the character with just the right balance of toughness and incredulity at her new surroundings. (allmovie.com)
Infertility5
- This study gives us a way to begin to understand the causes of female infertility," said Dr. Diego Castrillon, assistant professor of pathology and senior author of a study appearing in the September issue of the journal Genetics. (sciencedaily.com)
- These discoveries might lead the way to eventually allowing clinicians to test whether an infertile woman has problems with a specific gene, allowing for improved diagnostic tests and tailored therapy in the future, said Dr. Castrillon, a specialist in the diagnosis of infertility and other diseases of women. (sciencedaily.com)
- Future work will focus on finding out how these genes communicate with each other to control follicle development, and study their contribution to female infertility, Dr. Castrillon said. (sciencedaily.com)
- Therefore, the objective of the present study was to know how the conjugality is affected by the female infertility from the national and international scientific production. (bvsalud.org)
- The guiding question that led to the present revision was answered, so that it was found that infertility transforms the conjugal relationship, most often negatively, which has no direct influence of the female factor as cause. (bvsalud.org)
Barriers5
- For instance, with longstanding and significant barriers to educational and alternative employment opportunities, Black women were historically relegated to low-paying jobs and domestic work-particularly in the Jim Crow South. (wikipedia.org)
- [8] Lower levels of wealth, access to capital, racial discrimination and inadequate networks have been and continue to be barriers to entrepreneurship women of colour face. (wikipedia.org)
- Around the globe, many women and girls face barriers to fully participating in society. (rand.org)
- In addition, there is a need to understand how policies and programmes can create unintended negative impacts and additional barriers for the most vulnerable and marginalised women and girls. (oecd.org)
- If not for the barriers women face in starting and building their business, their increased participation could result in a 10% increase in GDP worth billions by 2030 (Anne McPherson, MD Diversity in Business, RBS, in the Guardian 10 April 2013). (thersa.org)
Empower women1
- We help empower women in communications to realize and reach their full potential. (nywici.org)
Women's9
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a suffragist and women's rights campaigner who made it her lifetime's work to secure for women the right to vote. (lse.ac.uk)
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a suffragist who campaigned for women's suffrage from 1866 until the passing of the Equal Franchise Act in 1928 when women over 21 gained equal voting rights with men. (lse.ac.uk)
- You can also access physical copies of Votes for Women and the Woman's Dreadnought at the Women's Library. (lse.ac.uk)
- The economic empowerment of women is one of the most fundamental components of achieving gender equality and women's empowerment more broadly. (oecd.org)
- Here in NYC, the World Policy Institute, the Women's Leadership Initiative at Demos, and The American-Scandinavian Foundation have organized: The Hillary Effect: How Will the Secretary of State Change the Status of Women Worldwide? (scienceblogs.com)
- UN Women's strategic approach to HIV includes providing technical and financial support to Member States and women's organizations, particularly organizations of women living with HIV, in the area of gender equality and HIV. (unaids.org)
- In UN Women's work on gender equality and AIDS, key civil society partners include international, regional and national networks of women living with HIV, women's organizations, alliances and coalitions of women caregivers, legal and human rights organizations, and community development, grass-roots and media organizations. (unaids.org)
- With International Women's Day on the 8 March, we will take a look at the women in Apple's executive team, some of the other women who work for Apple, and those who made an impact in the past. (macworld.com)
- e) to equip health personnel, communities, families and individuals, women and men, with the requisite skills to enable them develop, implement, monitor and evaluate women's health policies and programmes at all levels. (who.int)
Wonder Woman9
- In 1984, Diana is working at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., while secretly performing heroic deeds as Wonder Woman. (wikipedia.org)
- Can 'Wonder Woman' save the world with its hopeful message? (cnn.com)
- Robin Wright, who plays General Antiope, Gadot's aunt in the film, hopes audiences will connect with Wonder Woman and appreciate her strength. (cnn.com)
- It would have been a totally different story, and I don't know that I would have wanted to do the movie if it was with a lead Wonder Woman who I didn't believe in," Jenkins told CNN. (cnn.com)
- It made it much easier to have the greatest Wonder Woman in the world put in the palm of my hand. (cnn.com)
- Wonder Woman has been the subject of a level of anticipation rarely experienced by big-budget action flicks these days. (allmovie.com)
- as a result, Wonder Woman , which is receiving its release ahead of the first Justice League movie (set to premiere this November), has been saddled with the burden of recovering DC's tainted reputation in the eyes of viewers, while also representing the first major female-fronted superhero flick in more than a decade. (allmovie.com)
- Due to its World War I setting, Wonder Woman is often as much of a period piece as it is a superhero film. (allmovie.com)
- In this sense, Wonder Woman is certainly a step in the right direction for the DC franchise, and it will likely whet audiences' appetites for the present-day Justice League action soon to come. (allmovie.com)
Estrogen6
- Researchers there are studying the effects of obesity on estrogen activity and the tendency for women to develop breast and uterine cancer. (chicagotribune.com)
- Excluding women makes a difference: If women had been included before 1978, the link between osteoporosis-calcium-estrogen and progesterone would have been discovered in time to help our mothers. (chicagotribune.com)
- Some women may be experiencing a decrease in free testosterone levels due to an enhanced estrogen effect. (medscape.com)
- This has been identified during the administration of menopausal estrogens [ 1 , 2 ] and, although not yet demonstrated, might possibly be an underlying concern in women who have an increased estrogen effect from other sources, such as alcohol or estrogenic herbal products. (medscape.com)
- Changes in the levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone can cause breast pain. (msdmanuals.com)
- These drugs inhibit the activity of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone , which can make the breasts swell and be painful. (msdmanuals.com)
Woman's3
- Read Votes for Women and the Woman's Dreadnought which provide insights into the campaign. (lse.ac.uk)
- Many women remain untreated because of the taboos associated with female sexual dysfunction, a term that relates to problems that affect a woman's sex life, including inability to achieve orgasm, decreased sex drive, arousal disorder, vaginal dryness and sexual pain disorders. (go.com)
- The majority of the film takes place as an extended flashback, beginning with Wonder Woman's mythical origins on Themyscira, an island populated by immortal women known as Amazons. (allmovie.com)
Entrepreneurs14
- Female entrepreneurs are women who organize and manage an enterprise, especially a business. (wikipedia.org)
- however, this does not mean that there were no female entrepreneurs until that time. (wikipedia.org)
- In the 1900s, due to a more progressive way of thinking, and the rise of feminism, female entrepreneurs began to be a widely accepted term. (wikipedia.org)
- On March 1st, Hatch Enterprise launched the Female Founders Accelerator , a programme that super-charges women entrepreneurs and helps them grow and scale their businesses. (thersa.org)
- Female entrepreneurs represent an important source of untapped potential that could help boost economic growth in the UK. (thersa.org)
- Starting, building or scaling a business is not easy for anyone, and there are many obstacles faced by both female and male entrepreneurs. (thersa.org)
- This then resulted in a survey, answered by over 100 female entrepreneurs, which helped gain further understanding. (thersa.org)
- What is One Funding Option That Exists for Female Entrepreneurs? (score.org)
- Wherever you may be, I suggest looking for local business support for women entrepreneurs first and expanding your search from there. (score.org)
- They also provide connections to other successful female entrepreneurs who can provide advice, mentoring, and direction. (score.org)
- Female entrepreneurs can find great success in raising money through crowdfunding. (score.org)
- Female entrepreneurs seeking funding should leverage Grants For Women , a website that provides a comprehensive list of grants to help women start or grow their businesses. (score.org)
- Some of the best funding options for female entrepreneurs are angel investors and venture capitalists. (score.org)
- Do your research, and network with other female entrepreneurs to find out which angel investors or venture capitalists might be the best fit for your company. (score.org)
Workforce4
- Despite all the progress women have made in the workforce and otherwise, they still have an unwarranted confidence gap about their ability to engage in financial planning," says Murphy of Fidelity. (cnn.com)
- decade ago, about two-thirds of women were in the American workforce. (forbes.com)
- To help women identify companies that serve their needs-and for companies to evaluate their own treatment of women in their workforce-Forbes has created its annual ranking of America's Best Employers for Women. (forbes.com)
- In terms of the total workforce, 29% of leadership is female, 33% of the total workforce are women and 23% of tech jobs at Apple are filled by women. (macworld.com)
Superhero2
- This female superhero represents justice, equality, love and the betterment of humankind," Wright told CNN. (cnn.com)
- More notably, it serves as definitive proof that female-fronted superhero movies can be just as good as those starring men -- and in the case of the DC Universe, even better. (allmovie.com)
Reproductive age2
- Women of reproductive age were more likely to use electronic cigarettes than smoking cessation aids to quit smoking, suggesting an urgent need to understand the potential risks and benefits of e-cigarette use in this population. (rand.org)
- Most of these workers are women of reproductive age, and many are foreign-born or people of color. (cdc.gov)
20164
- Hillary Clinton may have trounced the men at Tuesday's debate, but 2016 isn't likely to be the year we get our first woman commander in chief-and not for the reason you think. (thedailybeast.com)
- 2016 also saw a rise in commercial and social impact funds targeting organisations that focus on women or women-led businesses. (thersa.org)
- Back in 2016 Apple was accused of being "sexist" with a group of female employees claiming to have been unfairly treated at work. (macworld.com)
- 2016 does seem to be the year we started to see more of the women at Apple. (macworld.com)
Entrepreneurship5
- [1] Female entrepreneurship has steadily increased in the United States during the 20th and 21st century, with female owned businesses increasing at a rate of 5% since 1997. (wikipedia.org)
- According to the London Business School, over a third (42.6%) of the female population would start a business if it wasn't for the fear of failure ('Global Entrepreneurship Monitor' 2015). (thersa.org)
- Research question: How do the inherent value systems surrounding women in Sweden influence their intentions, decisions, and actions in the pursuit of entrepreneurship? (lu.se)
- Women with entrepreneurial parents perceive entrepreneurship as less dramatic. (lu.se)
- Dissatisfaction with prior employment fuels female entrepreneurship. (lu.se)
Percent5
- Ninety percent of the time women don't participate [in financial discussions]. (cnn.com)
- Bangladesh is the world's second-largest garment exporter with some 4 million people working in its 4,000-plus factories, nearly 80 percent of them women, campaigners say. (globalcitizen.org)
- While this problem is common, particularly as women age, treatment by a physician is sought in only 10 percent of cases. (ohsu.edu)
- Among their final sample of almost 10,250 physician faculty members - 35 percent of whom were women - the unadjusted average annual salaries of women were almost 20 percent lower ($206,641 versus $257,947) than those of male physicians. (eurekalert.org)
- After adjusting for the factors mentioned above, female physician faculty members still received salaries 8 percent lower than those of comparable male physicians ($227,783 versus $247,661). (eurekalert.org)
Programmes2
- Many of them are being headed by young, dynamic women who are choosing to lead from the front to bring about change," said Kuhlman, who heads its Bangladesh programmes. (globalcitizen.org)
- This is in stark contrast with the majority of business incubators or accelerators which often have less than 10% women in their programmes due to their tech focus (such as Techstars, Seedcamp), with the most diverse incubator going up to 36% (MassChallenge). (thersa.org)
Entrepreneurial3
- At that time, the ventures that these women undertook were not thought of as entrepreneurial. (wikipedia.org)
- [7] As a result, Black women of the early 20th century developed entrepreneurial niches in dressmaking, Black hair care, private home domestic work and midwifery. (wikipedia.org)
- There are a ton of really wonderful options for women in the entrepreneurial industry. (score.org)
Resettlement2
- By evaluating a voluntary sector, community-based "through-the-gates" resettlement programme for women, we add to the limited evidence base on interventions for women offenders. (rand.org)
- Many had been sentenced by women judges, who worried about their safety applied for resettlement overseas. (abc.net.au)
CEOs2
- Catalyst is a global nonprofit supported by many of the world's most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. (catalyst.org)
- Many organizations are interested in assisting women who are looking to become business owners and CEOs. (score.org)
Insufficient evidence2
- Some authorities in this field believe that there is insufficient evidence to routinely administer androgens to endocrinologically healthy women who have complaints of decreased sexual interest, especially since age-related levels of serum testosterone are not accurate and control populations have never been screened for sexual dysfunction. (medscape.com)
- Many believe there is insufficient evidence that trans women do not retain an advantage over biological women and want more evidence that any physical advantages have been ameliorated before they are willing to consider an option for inclusion into the female category. (com.pk)
Participation of women1
- Allowing women to get behind the wheel will likely lead to significant long-term changes in Saudi Arabia's economy and the participation of women in the labor force. (rand.org)
19th3
- [5] In the 18th and 19th centuries, women operated small businesses that they attained from inheritance or to supplement their income. (wikipedia.org)
- During the 18th and 19th centuries, more women came out from under the oppression of society's limits, and began to emerge into the public eye. (wikipedia.org)
- Research shows that female artists working prior to that time, during the 19th and 20th centuries, pioneered new forms and materials with which to express their ideas. (nga.gov)
Uniquely1
Prisoners1
- Rape of female prisoners was punishable by beheading, and deserters had their ears lopped off. (history.com)
Transgender7
- The online dictionary recently added a supplementary definition of a "woman" that includes transgender people. (telegraph.co.uk)
- South Africa's Caster Semenya is among the athletes that will be affected by World Athletics' ban on transgender women. (com.pk)
- PARIS: Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion. (com.pk)
- Coe said no female transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. (com.pk)
- The majority of those consulted stated that transgender athletes should not be competing in the female category," he said. (com.pk)
- In a statement, World Athletics said it became apparent that there was "little support within the sport" for an option that was presented to stakeholders, which required transgender athletes to maintain their testosterone levels below 2.5nmol/L (nanomoles per litre of blood) for 24 months to be eligible to compete internationally in the female category. (com.pk)
- There are currently no transgender athletes competing internationally in athletics and consequently no athletics-specific evidence of the impact these athletes would have on the fairness of female competition in athletics. (com.pk)
Urology2
- Department of Urology specialists in female pelvic medicine are highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of the wide spectrum of pelvic floor disorders, from overactive bladder and incontinence to pelvic organ prolapse and urethral diverticulum. (ohsu.edu)
- For women with certain types of severe incontinence, the OHSU Urology Clinic offers minimally invasive surgical treatment to correct this issue. (ohsu.edu)
Pregnancy3
- Serious pregnancy-related complications and deaths can occur, but many can be prevented if we recognize the warning signs and encourage women to get help early. (cdc.gov)
- The 'normal' ranges of Hb and Hct change throughout childhood and during pregnancy, and are higher for men than women (1,2). (cdc.gov)
- A pregnancy test is done if the woman has symptoms that suggest pregnancy, such as a missed menstrual period and early-morning nausea. (msdmanuals.com)
Athlete7
- The female athlete triad, though more common in the athletic population, can also occur in the nonathletic population. (medscape.com)
- The components of the female athlete triad, as put forth by the 1997 ACSM positional stand, consisted of disordered eating, amenorrhea , and osteoporosis . (medscape.com)
- Subsequent research on the female athlete triad culminated in an updated definition published by ACSM in 2007. (medscape.com)
- [ 7 ] Without correction of this key component, full recovery from the female athlete triad is not possible. (medscape.com)
- Often difficult to recognize, the female athlete triad can have a significant impact on morbidity and even mortality in a relatively young segment of the population. (medscape.com)
- [ 8 , 9 , 10 ] The main purpose of the consensus statements were to provide specific guidelines in treatment and return to play to providers of athletes at risk and/or diagnosed with the female athlete triad. (medscape.com)
- [ 8 , 9 ] The main purpose of the ACOG Committee Opinion was to discuss the role of obstetricians and gynecologists in participating in the healthcare team for athletes with the female athlete triad. (medscape.com)
Gender11
- In humans, the word female can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity. (wikipedia.org)
- The adjective female can describe a person's sex or gender identity. (wikipedia.org)
- Last year, more attention was paid to inequalities at the workplace, such as the pay gap between men and women, with Icelandic women walking out of their work places two hours early, and a renewed focus on gender-lens investing. (thersa.org)
- Created in July 2010, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) promotes gender equality not just as an inalienable human right but as a central tenet of social, economic and cultural development. (unaids.org)
- UN Women also coordinates and promotes the United Nations system's work in advancing gender equality, bringing together a range of United Nations resources and mandates, leading to greater focus and impact. (unaids.org)
- In June 2012, UN Women became the eleventh Cosponsor of UNAIDS, an important step towards ensuring that gender equality is at the heart of global action on HIV. (unaids.org)
- UN Women supports efforts to integrate gender equality in all 10 of the key goals of the UNAIDS 2011-2015 Strategy and collaborates closely with Cosponsors in working towards achieving these goals and meeting the needs of girls and women, including ending genderbased violence and ensuring that national AIDS strategies address their rights and needs in the context of HIV. (unaids.org)
- Strengthen national institutions to deliver on commitments to gender equality, including for women living with HIV and women providing support as caregivers. (unaids.org)
- During the late 1960s and 1970s, women in the United States mobilized to demand gender equality in their civic, educational, home, and professional lives. (nga.gov)
- The social activism of the period extended to the art world, as female artists began to confront and defy long-standing biases and traditional gender roles that had limited their careers. (nga.gov)
- The widespread recognition of the work of female artists has accelerated as they continue to produce works that complicate and challenge our understandings of gender, identity, empowerment, and expression. (nga.gov)
Fertility1
- Researchers have found nearly 350 genes related to female fertility. (sciencedaily.com)
Research7
- From the research reviewed and the existing data summarized, this report develops a theory of change for how labor market outcomes for females might be influenced by improvements to public transportation. (rand.org)
- Even though heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both women and men, most heart research is still done on men. (chicagotribune.com)
- Already 40% of women out-earn their spouses, according to Pew Research, and nine in 10 women are expected to be the sole financial decision maker for their household at some point given that women are staying single for longer and often outliving their partners. (cnn.com)
- Female sexuality is a very complex issue, and while the majority of research on the topic focuses on psychological causes, there are a great number of physical factors and conditions that can cause difficulty for women of all ages. (ohsu.edu)
- Further research was conducted into each company's presence of women in executive management or board positions. (forbes.com)
- Nochlin's essay led to new research resulting in the rediscovery of many long-forgotten women artists, a process that continues to this day. (nga.gov)
- This can be a liability for women whose voices are naturally high, since Anderson's research suggests lower voices are perceived as more "competent. (npr.org)
Sexual problems1
- Dr. Karen Boyle, a urologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital who specializes in both male and female sexual dysfunction, said that many women have misconceptions about their sexual problems that stem from being told 'it's all in your head. (go.com)
Achievements1
- She won the first prize of the 4th edition of a national reality TV style competition which raises awareness in Tanzania of the many incredible achievements of its women food producers. (oxfam.org)
Advisor1
- Says Sarah Raudenbush, a business transformation consultant and M&A advisor: "I see women willing to make a change, even at the top of their game, often for better work-life balance. (forbes.com)
Founders2
- In partnership with the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, Hatch decided to create a programme that addresses the specific needs and challenges of female founders. (thersa.org)
- I therefore interviewed 10 female founders and spoke to many support agencies that support women in enterprise such as Ogunte and those that help them secure investment (ClearlySO). (thersa.org)
Genetically1
- In female mice genetically engineered to lack Foxo3, the follicles are normal at birth, but later become activated all at the same time. (sciencedaily.com)
Ovum2
- An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. (wikipedia.org)
- The male gamete, or sperm, and the female gamete, the egg or ovum, meet in the female's reproductive system. (kidshealth.org)
Gamete3
- The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. (wikipedia.org)
- Patterns of sexual reproduction include: Isogamous species with two or more mating types with gametes of identical form and behavior (but different at the molecular level), Anisogamous species with gametes of male and female types, Oogamous species, which include humans, in which the female gamete is much larger than the male and has no ability to move. (wikipedia.org)
- Other than the defining difference in the type of gamete produced, differences between males and females in one lineage cannot always be predicted by differences in another. (wikipedia.org)
Morbidity1
- [ 5 ] Not all patients have all 3 components of the triad, and newer data suggest that even having only 1 or 2 elements of the triad greatly increases these females' long-term morbidity. (medscape.com)
Chromosome2
- In birds and some reptiles, by contrast, it is the female which is heterozygous and carries a Z and a W chromosome while the male carries two Z chromosomes. (wikipedia.org)
- XX chromosome pity party and recognize that as long as it's our self-limiting of our own free will, women shunning politics and high office is OK, actually. (thedailybeast.com)
Spouses1
- Women with higher parity and more previous caesarean deliveries showed positive attitudes towards vaginal delivery, as did housewives and women whose spouses were employed in education or health organizations. (who.int)
Include5
- Nor is this the only example: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, which started in 1958, neglected to include a single female--until women noticed and protested, 20 years later. (chicagotribune.com)
- It didn`t include women either. (chicagotribune.com)
- Female billionaires who didn't make the top 20 include Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, former eBay chief Margaret Whitman and media maven Oprah Winfrey. (forbes.com)
- I've been receiving emails and comments about Sarah Palin lately, and some are questioning my commitment toward advancing women in politics and elsewhere--a subject I regularly write about: In spite of the go-women perspective at this site, I suspect it may not include "conservative" women or women with opposing viewpoints. (scienceblogs.com)
- Some of the foundation requirements include having a for-profit women-owned business with some type of socially conscious involvement. (score.org)
Perception1
- There's still this perception that these problems are psychogenic, that if a woman gets more rest, takes a bubble bath, focuses on romance, her problems will go away,' Boyle said. (go.com)
Main1
- Because most anemia in children and women of childbearing age is related to iron deficiency (1), the main purpose of anemia screening is to detect those persons at increased risk for iron deficiency. (cdc.gov)
Greatly1
- It is appropriate that Daya Ram Sahni quickly found female figurines on Mound F, for female figurines greatly outnumber those of men at ancient Indus sites. (harappa.com)
Uterus1
- The uterus is shaped like an upside-down pear, with a thick lining and muscular walls - in fact, the uterus contains some of the strongest muscles in the female body. (kidshealth.org)
Male14
- A female has larger gametes than a male. (wikipedia.org)
- Under this convention, sockets and receptacles are called female, and the corresponding plugs male. (wikipedia.org)
- Generally, a female cannot reproduce sexually without access to the gametes of a male, and vice versa, but in some species females can reproduce by themselves asexually, for example via parthenogenesis. (wikipedia.org)
- In land plants, female and male designate not only the egg- and sperm-producing organisms and structures, but also the structures of the sporophytes that give rise to male and female plants. (wikipedia.org)
- In sex determination for mammals, female is the default sex, while in the poplar genus Populus the default is male. (wikipedia.org)
- The trouble is, all of us aren`t male--more than half of us are female. (chicagotribune.com)
- The female perspective is no better, or worse, than the male perspective, but it isn`t identical. (chicagotribune.com)
- Akhter, 28, is among scores of women in Bangladesh standing up to head unions and negotiate with male-dominated management for more pay, safer workplaces and respect on the job. (globalcitizen.org)
- Sadly, there are some people, whether donors, party bosses, activists, operatives, or voters, who harbor a (mostly) unspoken suspicion that many women won't be as up to the job as their male counterparts might be. (thedailybeast.com)
- However, Maya Forstater, executive director of the campaign group, Sex Matters, said: "The primary dictionary definition remains adult human female and male. (telegraph.co.uk)
- In what is probably the largest study of salary differences between male and female medical school faculty members, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) find that - even after adjusting for factors likely to influence income - women physicians earn an average of $20,000 per year less than men. (eurekalert.org)
- While several previous studies have documented salary differences between male and female physicians working in academic medicine, those investigations have been relatively small, restricted to specific specialties or depended on participants' responses to survey questions. (eurekalert.org)
- And so, today, many women in positions of power are advised to modulate their voice pitch and speech patterns to match their male counterparts. (npr.org)
- The male reproductive system and the female reproductive system both are needed for reproduction. (kidshealth.org)
Read2
- She later forged a friendship with fellow female pirate Mary Read, and the pair played a leading role in a spree of raids against small fishing boats and trading sloops in the summer and fall of 1720. (history.com)
- Read more inspiring stories from women in cyber sharing their career advice and insights on how the industry will evolve in the future. (deloitte.com)
Bone2
- Arousal disorder, on the other hand, can be caused by hormonal imbalances, and these same imbalances can also cause bone disease, like osteoporosis, in women. (go.com)
- Indeed, the full impact of this syndrome may not be realized until these women reach menopause , when bone loss is accelerated. (medscape.com)
Severe1
- Women with severe pain, redness, or swelling may have a breast infection and should see a doctor within a day or two. (msdmanuals.com)
Realize2
- The evidence shows that women are far wiser at investing than they realize. (cnn.com)
- We found over 80% of women didn't realize that the allergic shiners could be attributed to allergies and sinus problems," says Clifford Bassett, MD, medical director of Allergy & Asthma Care of New York and on faculty at the NYU School of Medicine. (webmd.com)
Researchers2
- These discoveries might lead the way to eventually allowing clinicians to test whether an infertile woman has problems with a specific gene, allowing for improved diagnostic tests and tailored therapy in the future, according to researchers. (sciencedaily.com)
- At last July's International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Emory University researchers reported that women on combination therapy had "significantly" more neurologic problems (such as nerve damage) and more lipodystrophy (a catch-all for abnormal fat loss and gain) than men. (poz.com)
Decade1
- Over the past decade, the median returns for both men and women are 7.3% to 7.4%, according to Fidelity data. (cnn.com)
Nominees3
- We're also excited to share that we had so many amazing Women Who Shine nominees that we decided to award an extra round of prizes to the runner-up in each category. (yahoo.com)
- The GOP has fielded a record number of female congressional candidates this election cycle, according to the Center for American Women and Politics, but only 10 of the Republican nominees this fall are Black women, including Barnette. (politico.com)
- According to CAWP's tracking, of the 94 Republican women who made it through primaries to become nominees for the U.S. House, only 13 are comfortably favored to win (meaning the Cook Political Report classifies their districts as "likely" or "solidly" Republican seats). (politico.com)
Programme1
- With regards to mentoring, we do generally have more men than women (60/40) coming from our corporate partners like Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan or Clyde & Co, all of whom work really hard to make the programme viable by volunteering their expertise and time. (thersa.org)
Historically1
- She argued that the real issue was not that there were no great women artists, but rather that they were historically invisible, unknown, and fewer in number than men because of systematic obstruction to education, patronage, and opportunities to exhibit art. (nga.gov)
Osteoporosis1
- Turning to the subject of bones, she says, "All this stuff with osteoporosis is disturbing because it's generally a disease of women, so women with HIV are at even greater risk. (poz.com)
Year8
- A thriving 94-year-old nonprofit empowering New York's women! (nywici.org)
- If you apply those savings rates to the median income, women save about $200 more a year. (cnn.com)
- This year the 20 richest women on the planet have a combined net worth of $160 billion derived from a diverse string of industries including manufacturing, finance, real estate and commodities. (forbes.com)
- 1 . If established, would you be interested in participating in a year-long (10 months) leadership academy designed exclusively for women employees of the LCTCS? (surveymonkey.com)
- Year after year, many women cope with allergies - sometimes without even realizing it. (webmd.com)
- A year ago, Anastos began studying med-related side effects, specifically metabolic toxicities, in 300 WIHS women. (poz.com)
- Just because we had something like 230 Republican women running [in primaries this year], it doesn't matter if those seats aren't winnable," says Julie Conway, a longtime Republican consultant who runs VIEW PAC, which works to recruit and retain moderate GOP women in office. (politico.com)
- A 75-year-old White woman in the United States presents with worsening dyspnea and significant edema in both ankles. (medscape.com)