*[Enwl-eng] Voters' gender bias is influenced by media coverage

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                  In the TV series The Diplomat, an American woman due to be the next ambassador in Afghanistan is suddenly moved to the same position but in the United Kingdom. In fact, she has been given the promotion to prove she has what it takes to be vice-president of the United States. During a dialogue between two of her advisors, they reflect on a woman’s exposure when she goes into politics: “Is she pretty, but not too pretty? Appealing, but not hot? Confident, but not bitchy? Decisive, but not bitchy?”. The other adds: “Cute bitchy, but not bitchy bitchy.”

                  Recently, a group of researchers compiled many studies on how media representations impact the way female candidates are perceived compared to their male counterparts. And they have come to groundbreaking conclusions. Voters, they suggest, are not inherently biased when it comes to a candidate’s gender. It is actually media coverage of politicians that proves powerful.

                  There has also been a significant breakthrough in female health. An investigation recently published in Nature has found a possible cause for the nauseas and vomiting many pregnant women suffer from. This discovery is crucial to develop treatments that avoid this situation.

                  And, if you’ve ever asked yourself if you should watch films in original version with subtitles in your mother-tongue to improve your language skills, here is the answer.

                  All the best,
                 
                          Claudia Lorenzo Rubiera

                        Culture editor for The Conversation Spain
                       
                 
                   
                  How media attention harms female political candidates 
                  Daphne Joanna van der Pas, University of Amsterdam; Loes Aaldering, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tobias Rohrbach, University of Fribourg 

                  News coverage focuses on female political candidates’ appearance and personal lives, disproportionately impacting them at the ballot box.
                 
                   
                  We think we have found a cause of pregnancy sickness, and it may lead to a treatment 
                  Sam Lockhart, University of Cambridge; Stephen O'Rahilly, University of Cambridge 

                  New research has uncovered the hormone that triggers morning sickness, offering hope for millions of women.
                 
                   
                  Do subtitled films really help you learn languages? 
                  Xavier Aparicio, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) 

                  When it comes to language learning, not all subtitles are made equal.
                 
                       
                               
                              This Christmas, avoid slipping cash into your children’s stockings 
                              François Lévêque, Mines Paris 

                              From an economic viewpoint, the idea may initially appeal by appearing to maximise the economic utility of the receiver. But it suffers from fundamental flaws.
                               
                              HIV drugs might help prevent multiple sclerosis, large new study suggests 
                              Kyla McKay, Karolinska Institutet; Elaine Kingwell, UCL 

                              People who take antiretroviral drugs have a much lower risk of getting multiple sclerosis – especially women.
                             
                               
                              Migrant work is European agroindustry’s biggest source of wealth and shame 
                              Juan Castillo Rojas-Marcos, Universidad Pontificia Comillas; Yoan Molinero Gerbeau, Universidad Pontificia Comillas 

                              Migrant workers, despite being an essential part of the European agricultural workforce, are systematically exploited.
                               
                              Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says 
                              Anneleen Kenis, Brunel University London; Barbara Van Dyck, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 

                              Biotech firms are using climate goals opportunistically in an attempt to force through the deregulation of genetically modified crops.
                             
                       
                 
                    
                    
                    
                    
                          
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