Research
The stories below highlight diversity-related research by Stanford scholars, from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition to these stories, you can find more information about ongoing research and scholarship by exploring Stanford research centers and academic programs dedicated to advancing understanding of gender, race, ethnicity, religious identity and other dimensions of human diversity.
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Does Workplace Ageism Affect Women and Men Differently?
A new study suggests that women are perceived as less of a threat by younger colleagues.
November 26, 2018
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Economists find high cost and low benefit to border wall for U.S. workers
From 2007 to 2010, the United States built an additional 548 miles of fencing across the U.S.-Mexico border. The fence came at a high cost to American taxpayers and only...
November 15, 2018
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Changing the way people perceive problems in their lives will help society too, Stanford scholar says
Every day, people try to make sense of challenges in their lives. But sometimes their explanations get in the way of solving them, said Stanford psychologist Gregory...
November 05, 2018
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Violence by protesters can lead the public to support them less, Stanford sociologist says
Protestors are not helping their cause when they turn violent toward their opposition. In fact, their aggressions could increase support for the very people they’re...
October 12, 2018
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A fresh perspective can change everything
For graduate student Amy Braun, an experiment that revealed sex differences in a model of autism wasn’t initially a surprise – differences between male and female mice...
October 05, 2018