Daily Archives: August 27, 2015

Covert and overt forms of sexism are equally damaging to working women

Frequent sexist wisecracks, comments and office cultures where women are ignored are just as damaging to women as single instances of sexual coercion and unwanted sexual attention, according to a new… …read more

Firstborn women more likely to be overweight, obese

A new study of more than 15,000 sister pairs finds firstborn women were more likely to be overweight or obese than their secondborn sisters. …read more

Low-level arsenic exposure before birth associated with early puberty and obesity

Female mice exposed in utero, or in the womb, to low levels of arsenic through drinking water displayed signs of early puberty and became obese as adults, according to scientists from the National… …read more