Getty Image In Taylor Swift’s over decade long career, she’s experimented quite a bit. The “Fortnight” singer’s creative exploration has paid off big time, as reflected on the charts. But still, everyone has a favorite “era” from Swift (hence her record-breaking The Eras Tour) and that includes her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis …
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31-Year-Old TikTok Mom Sheds Light On Gender Bias In Parenting
“I believe both parents should have the opportunity (and the responsibility) of taking paid time off when they have a child,” she said. “My husband and I worked very hard before having a baby to ‘split’ the mental and physical weight of parenting. This doesn’t mean that everything needs to be exactly 50-50, but from …
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Study reveals how implicit bias affects pedestrians of color walking on the road.
You missed a study that illuminates the very real dangers of literally “walking while black.” In addition to rogue police officers targeting people of color on the street, a study from Portland State University found that drivers are less likely to stop for black pedestrians. The study, a follow-up from one conducted in 2014, administered …
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How a 'blind' audition at an orchestra still had a secret bias towards men
In her TED talk, “What does my headscarf mean to you?” Yassmin Abdel-Magied told this story: In 1952, the Boston Symphony was looking to diversify it’s male-dominated orchestra, so it conducted an experiment with a series of blind auditions. For the auditions, the musicians would be playing behind a screen, in an effort to remove …
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The Impact of Weight Bias – As-Told-To With Joe Nadglowski, President/CEO, Obesity Action Coalition
By Joe Nadglowski, president/CEO, Obesity Action Coalition, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “The Impact of Weight Bias,” Joe Nadglowski, president and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, answered viewer questions about how discrimination due to body weight can affect your life. We know there are at least perceptions that weight bias …
The Impact of Weight Bias
Weight bias refers to negative attitudes and discrimination aimed at people because of their body weight. In the WebMD webinar “The Impact of Weight Bias,” Joe Nadglowski explained it’s common in our society – even among doctors and other health care providers. “Somehow, we’ve made the people living with obesity ‘bad’ – and that’s a …
Doctors Urged to Minimize Their Own Weight Bias and Stigma
May 10, 2023 – Health care professionals should check their own biases about their patients’ weight, a leading group of experts said this week. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology makes recommendations aimed at reducing weight bias, or negative ideas about excess body weight, as well as weight stigma, defined as thoughts and acts of discrimination …
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Can “Hot” People Face Bias In Job Interviews? A Career Coach Says Yes. Here’s Her Advice…
Do attractive people have advantages when looking for jobs or not? That’s the topic addressed by a career coach named Mandy. Photo Credit: TikTok She posted a video on TikTok where she argued that attractive job candidates may actually face a bias during job interviews because some employers might make assumptions about a person based …
Woman’s experience scheduling an EEG highlights the unconscious bias of textured hair
Getting a medical procedure done can be scary, or at the very least nerve-wracking, no matter how many times you’ve had it done. It’s something that’s outside of your normal routine and you’re essentially at the mercy of the medical facility and providers. Most of the time, the pre-procedure instructions make sense, and if something …
E-40 Called Out ‘Racial Bias’ After He Was Kicked Out Of Game 1 In Sacramento
Getty Image The Kings picked up their first playoff win in 17 years on Saturday night, beating the Warriors in a thrilling, back-and-forth Game 1 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. It was a raucous atmosphere, as expected, with Kings fans packing the arena well before tipoff, celebrating their first playoff trip in nearly …
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Bias, Lack of Access Make Long COVID Worse for Patients of Color
March 28, 2023 – Over and over, Mesha Liely was told that it was all in her head. That she was just a woman prone to exaggeration. That she had anxiety. That she simply needed to get more rest and take better care of herself. The first time an ambulance rushed her to the emergency room …
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This orchestra's blind audition proves bias sneaks in when you least expect it
In her TED talk, “What does my headscarf mean to you?” Yassmin Abdel-Magied told this story: In 1952, the Boston Symphony was looking to diversify it’s male-dominated orchestra, so it conducted an experiment with a series of blind auditions. For the auditions, the musicians would be playing behind a screen, in an effort to remove …
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