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Researchers have developed and validated a new tool for comparing gender inequality among different regions of a country, highlighting links between gender inequality, well-being, and participation in ...

A new study has revealed the U.S. states where it is much harder to be a woman than a man. Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have the greatest level of gender inequality, according to a new paper in ...

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Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate. Japan has more elderly adults than any major ...

Family conditions -- specifically, how similar one's social status and background is to one's parents' status -- may play a bigger role in determining how easily an individual can shift into a ...

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