Read more gender gap stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16236/gender-gap.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62357/genetic-link-between-anorexia-autism-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnorexia might not be a social or psychological malady but rather an inherited genetic problem, Time reports. Furthermore, researchers see commonalities between that condition and autism. “Both autism-spectrum conditions and anorexia share a narrow focus of attention, a resistance to change and excellent attention to detail,” one doctor said. And...http://www.newser.com/story/62357/genetic-link-between-anorexia-autism-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 18:11:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61894/asian-boy-bias-skewing-us-birth-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times . Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second daughter,...http://www.newser.com/story/61894/asian-boy-bias-skewing-us-birth-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 4:11:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58633/gender-gap-in-gop-is-striking-problematic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen may make up the majority of America, but they comprise just 10% of the GOP House and Senate—compared to about 23% for Dems—and that gender gap "could make the Republicans’ climb back to power even steeper," writes Erika Lovely in Politico. It's not that the four Republican...http://www.newser.com/story/58633/gender-gap-in-gop-is-striking-problematic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 12:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's one-child policy has left the nation with 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20, a new study says. The greatest imbalance is among kids ages 1 to 4, which likely means bigger problems down the road, the New York Times reports. Researchers said China could...http://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 14:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50069/us-women-set-to-surpass-men-in-labor-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs unemployment rises, the US is on the verge of a surprising milestone: for the first time, more women than men will be on the nation's payrolls. As the New York Times reports, 82% of the people who have lost their jobs in the recession are men, who have substantial...http://www.newser.com/story/50069/us-women-set-to-surpass-men-in-labor-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 6:50:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen may be the ticket out of the global recession, but World Economic Forum leaders wouldn’t know it. The predominantly male organizers have invited few women—5% of announced attendees—to the exclusive Davos forum, a misstep for a meeting billed “Shaping the Post-Crisis World,” Morice Mendoza writes in Der...http://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:45:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44720/women-drink-men-under-table.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore women are bellying up to the bar, and those who consume alcohol are consuming more than ever before, Alex Morris writes in New York . As men cut back, women are picking up the slack. The numbers of women drinking and those whose call themselves “moderate-to-heavy drinkers” have risen over...http://www.newser.com/story/44720/women-drink-men-under-table.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 12:04:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41965/gender-pay-gap-persists-at-ceo-level-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to equal pay for equal work, female CEOs have yet to level the playing field, either, blogs Jena McGregor in BusinessWeek . Women at the top today earn 85% of what their male counterparts make—$1.75 million compared with $2.1 million at the median—even though...http://www.newser.com/story/41965/gender-pay-gap-persists-at-ceo-level-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Nov 2008 14:32:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41259/critics-rip-gender-gap-in-health-insurance-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth advocates and some politicians are crying foul over the huge price difference between men's and women's health insurance, the New York Times reports. Healthy young women are regularly charged up to 50% more than their male counterparts, even when maternity care is excluded. The practice is prohibited under job-based...http://www.newser.com/story/41259/critics-rip-gender-gap-in-health-insurance-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Oct 2008 3:04:47 CDT