February 14, 2012
…sources of race and gender inequality and the role that both preference-based discrimination and statistical discrimination play in perpetuating that inequality. The other strand of her research focuses on employer learning, and how employer’s wage and promotion decisions are influenced by the arrival of new information about workers’ talents. More……
April 19, 2022
For most of us, when we make major career choices, we tend to lean into what we’re good at. According to new findings from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management, such skills may develop early in childhood and there can be significant differences depending on gender.
March 31, 2023
For Hillary Whittington ‘04, facilitating her young son Ryland’s gender transition also changed her in ways she could never have imagined.
March 16, 2023
This year, Women’s Herstory Month is celebrating women who have been storytelling in all forms of media – from stage to screen and everything in between. To help celebrate, we asked campus members to share “Who’s Your Favorite Female Storyteller?”
April 16, 2015
…relating to sexual and gender identities, practices and politics. It develops student leadership, builds workplace equity, promotes academic research and provides resources. The center challenges existing definitions of variant genders and sexualities by engaging in community building both on and off campus. “I appreciate the work, the support and the…
February 18, 2019
Researchers found that between four to seven years of the birth or adoption of their first child, 43 percent of women, and 23 percent of men, left their full-time STEM careers.
January 31, 2022
When you’re looking for a job, any number of factors can work against you. When you’re passed over for a job you seek because you’re told you’re “overqualified” it may be initially flattering, but it’s most likely not what you want to hear.
February 11, 2020
UC San Diego and IBM researchers reveal a new understanding of how our microbiomes change as we age, setting the stage for future research on the role microbes play in accelerating or decelerating the aging process and influencing age-related diseases.
March 7, 2024
Throughout March, UC San Diego is commemorating Women’s History Month with a special lineup of programs that honor the contributions of women in history, culture and society. This year’s theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.”
April 29, 2015
A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified demographic, socioeconomic and cultural factors that contribute to a major gender disparity among U.S. men and women undergoing weight loss surgeries. Men undergo the surgeries in far lower numbers than women.
