Reducing yourself to any single characteristic, whether it be your title or your job performance, is a deeply damaging act. As an economist, I’ve heard plenty of complex explanations for Karl Marx’s ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Last week, I sat through a women’s studies lecture on body image. Thanks to the comprehensive ...

A series of three studies found that women who are more prone to self-objectification tend to have reduced empathy, both affective and cognitive. These women were also more likely to experience ...

Sure, it's nice to have a looker at your side. But it turns out that concentrating on their partners' physical attractiveness may make people less happy in relationships, new research suggests. The ...

Peter Koval receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Elise Holland works for Our Watch, Australia's national foundation to prevent violence against women and their children. Michelle ...