Full size table As shown in Table 2, the female physicians were younger, more frequently possessed the family medicine specialty, devoted more hours to housework, and were more likely to live alone in comparison to the males. There were no gender differences in work load variables. Table 2 Co...
Through the use of 16 semi-structured intensive interviews conducted in Hong Kong, we find that the discourses on sexualized and gendered bodies create formidable obstacles to the caregiving process. The sexual taboo in its various manifestations induces discomfit and even repulsion in situations ...
In recent years, the social awareness of such biases has increased and they have become even more evident with the introduction of widespread advance in biomedical artificial intelligence (AI). In this regard, one could argue that AI technologies act as a double-edged sword. On one hand, algor...
Full size table Discussion Gender differences on association between BMI and HRQOL was investigated explicitly in our study. Overall, overweight and obese adults accounted for 30.7 and 4.4%, respectively, and there was a higher proportion of overweight/obese men than women. The highest mean EQ-5D...
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Author Contributions: Dr Wright had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Concept and design: Wright, Chen. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors. Drafting of the manus...
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Julia Serano writes: Most reasonable people these days would agree that demeaning or dismissing someone solely because she is female is socially unacceptable. However, demeaning or dismissing people for expressing feminine qualities is often condoned and even encouraged. Indeed, much of the sexism face...
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This study looked into the gendered experiences of women in a disaster-prone area in Metro Manila, and at the relations of both the cultural, and socio-economic factors on women's vulnerability to disasters. The research strategy was sequential where understanding of the target area was done thr...