Stanford University psychologist Claude M. Steele made headlines in 1995 with a study that introduced the phrase “stereotype threat” into the national lexicon. Put simply, it’s the idea that people ...

The theory that women are the dumber sex...is amply supported by neurological and standardized-testing evidence. Men's and women's brains not only look different, but men's brains are bigger than ...

In the last year's conflicted, difficult, and halting discussions of race relations in America, one of the things that I have heard over and over and over from my White colleagues are the phrases "I ...

The Black Lives Matter protests shaking the world have thankfully brought renewed attention not just to police brutality but to the broader role of racism in our society. Research suggests some roots ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the ...

Starting in 2016, the National Institutes of Health mandated that researchers applying for grants factor sex as a variable into experiment design and data analyses. But one neurobiologist argues that ...

When Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested in Texas for bringing the clock he made to school to show his teacher, he encountered just one of the many ways that students can suffer from stereotypes, ...

Do robots have sexist and racist tendencies? LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Ai-Da Robot, an ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist, looks towards Aidan Meller during a press call at The British Library on ...

Women face a “broken rung” problem when it comes to advancing in the workplace. While they are well represented in entry-level and early career positions, their numbers dwindle at each rung of the ...