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Musings on humans, culture and politics through a social sciences lens written by Katie Jgln.
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Why Kim Kardashian Struggling to Breath in a Tiny Corset Isn’t ‘Goals’
Why Kim Kardashian Struggling to Breath in a Tiny Corset Isn’t ‘Goals’
Body ideals are once again getting out of control, and it’s mostly young girls who pay the price
Katie Jgln
May 10
Girls Are Caring, Boys Are Violent: How Toys’ Marketing Reinforces Gender Norms
Girls Are Caring, Boys Are Violent: How Toys’ Marketing Reinforces Gender Norms
And why its impact on children’s development shouldn’t be dismissed
Katie Jgln
May 7
Great Wealth Doesn’t Need To Lead to Great Inequality
Great Wealth Doesn’t Need To Lead to Great Inequality
And history proves it not always did
Katie Jgln
May 1
Why Patients Treated by Female Doctors Are Less Likely To Die
Why Patients Treated by Female Doctors Are Less Likely To Die
In the doctor’s office gender does matter, yet another study finds
Katie Jgln
Apr 26
How Much Unpaid Domestic Labour (Mostly Done by Women) Is Actually Worth
How Much Unpaid Domestic Labour (Mostly Done by Women) Is Actually Worth
And why it’s important that we talk about it
Katie Jgln
Apr 24
What if AI Could Bring Out the Best in Us, Not the Worst?
What if AI Could Bring Out the Best in Us, Not the Worst?
We shouldn’t just focus on what we want AI to be (or not), but who we want to be thanks to it
Katie Jgln
Apr 19
‘If Women Want Equality at Work, They Should Act More Like Men’
‘If Women Want Equality at Work, They Should Act More Like Men’
And yet even when we do, we’re penalised for it
Katie Jgln
Apr 16
Why Women Pay the Price for Caring for and Understanding Men
Why Women Pay the Price for Caring for and Understanding Men
On the emotional and hermeneutic labour in romantic relationships and what it can cost us
Katie Jgln
Apr 12
Maybe You Just Need To Take a Nap Right Now
Maybe You Just Need To Take a Nap Right Now
We work (almost) more than ever before. It’s time to take it easy.
Katie Jgln
Apr 8
No, Male Dominance Among Primates Is Not Universal Either
No, Male Dominance Among Primates Is Not Universal Either
On the myths of primate patriarchy and how they feed into the inequality between humans
Katie Jgln
Apr 4
How the Matilda Effect Explains Why Brilliant Women Were Erased From History
How the Matilda Effect Explains Why Brilliant Women Were Erased From History
And why its consequences are still felt today
Katie Jgln
Mar 27
Young People Are Not OK, and It’s Definitely Those Bloody Phones
Young People Are Not OK, and It’s Definitely Those Bloody Phones
Actually, no, that’s hardly the whole story
Katie Jgln
Mar 22
Women Are Far More Climate-Friendly. So Should They Rule the World?
Women Are Far More Climate-Friendly. So Should They Rule the World?
On the eco-gender gap and what has to change if we want to tackle it (and climate change)
Katie Jgln
Mar 19
How Language Bias Instills Gender Stereotypes in Girls As Young as 5
How Language Bias Instills Gender Stereotypes in Girls As Young as 5
What we say — and don’t say — to kids can have lasting impacts on their lives
Katie Jgln
Mar 14
Women’s Health Content Is Routinely Censored on Social Media
Women’s Health Content Is Routinely Censored on Social Media
And it’s no wonder why
Katie Jgln
Mar 5
Let Them Eat Cereal (for Dinner)
Let Them Eat Cereal (for Dinner)
What does food we eat, or rather can afford to eat, tell us about the society we live in
Katie Jgln
Feb 29
7 Studies That Prove Gender Equality Really Benefits Everyone
7 Studies That Prove Gender Equality Really Benefits Everyone
It’s about time we stopped viewing it as a zero-sum game
Katie Jgln
Feb 27
Men Are Less Empathetic Than Women — But Is It Really in Their DNA?
Men Are Less Empathetic Than Women — But Is It Really in Their DNA?
There’s more to the gender empathy gap than meets the eye
Katie Jgln
Feb 23
New Study Shows Gender Bias in Online Images Is Much Worse Than in Text
New Study Shows Gender Bias in Online Images Is Much Worse Than in Text
It’s even more pronounced than the disparities found in the offline world
Katie Jgln
Feb 20
Why Women Are So Obsessed With TikTok’s Relationship Tests
Why Women Are So Obsessed With TikTok’s Relationship Tests
On ‘dump him’ feminism and the shifting cultural zeitgeist around heterosexual relationships
Katie Jgln
Feb 16
How the Gig Economy Is Increasingly Screwing Over Women
How the Gig Economy Is Increasingly Screwing Over Women
Flexible work is hailed as the perfect modern solution, but female gig workers’ experience suggests otherwise
Katie Jgln
Feb 12
Why Social Media Algorithms Are Behind the Recent Rise in Misogyny
Why Social Media Algorithms Are Behind the Recent Rise in Misogyny
New research confirms these hidden codes are far more insidious than we think
Katie Jgln
Feb 8
How Can We Start Building Bridges in an Increasingly Polarised World
How Can We Start Building Bridges in an Increasingly Polarised World
Overcoming polarisation isn’t impossible, but it requires an element we seem to be losing
Katie Jgln
Feb 6
Real Men Do Cry: Why in Some Cultures It’s Actually ‘Manly’ To Cry
Real Men Do Cry: Why in Some Cultures It’s Actually ‘Manly’ To Cry
And why in some others, not so much
Katie Jgln
Feb 2
Young Women Everywhere Lean Left, and Young Men Lean Right: What Now?
Young Women Everywhere Lean Left, and Young Men Lean Right: What Now?
This growing ideological gender-generation gap is bound to shake up our world
Katie Jgln
Jan 30
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