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Los Angeles, CA. Research has revealed that gender biases limit the opportunities for women within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. But just how prevalent are these biases and how are they perceived differently by men and women? A new study out today in Psychology of Women Quarterly examined a well-known space for candid sharing of thoughts – the comments sections of online articles – and found that men are much less likely to agree with scientific evidence of gender bias in STEM than women.

Los Angeles, CA and London, UK - The number of emergency admissions to hospital via A&E departments increased markedly in England from 2001/02 to 2010/11, while the number via GPs decreased, according to analysis published today in the

London, UK. A Chinese political cartoonist forced into exile and a Russian prisoners and LGBT rights activist convicted under the country’s draconian anti-protest law are among the winners of the 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards, co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing. 

The winners, announced on yesterday evening at a gala ceremony in London, also include a crusading news organisation battling corruption in the Maldives and a group tracking Turkey’s internet shutdowns.