Analyses of three waves (6 years) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health data explored the prevalence and stability of sexual orientation and whether these two parameters varied by biologic sex, sexual orientation component (romantic attraction, sexual behavior, sexual identity), and degree of component. Prevalence rates for nonheterosexuality varied between 1 and 15% and depe...

Difference feminists have argued that women have special virtues. One such virtue would seem to be empathy, which has three main components: imaginative projection, awareness of the other’s emotions, and concern. Empathy is closely related to identification. Psychological research and the author’s own study of women’s and men’s talk about poverty and welfare use in the United States demonstrate...

A relationship between computer anxiety (CA) and gender has been found in a number of studies, with females generally scoring higher than males. Findings are variable, however, and biological gender does not adequately account for this variability. It is possible that psychological gender, in conjunction with the concept of masculinisation, may provide a more satisfactory account. Measures of C...

Biological motion contains plenty of visual information about several attributes of biological and psychological significance. In particularly, we can accurately determine the sex of a walker from the way he or she moves. Furthermore, motion patterns can vary to a large extent in perceived sexual attractiveness. In this study, we investigate the relation between perceived attractiveness and gen...

Gender equality means the enjoyment to rights, opportunities, and life chances has not been governed or limited by the gender. One of the issues highlighted in international human rights is the elimination of gender-based discrimination and the need for equality between men and women in the human society. Gender inequality comes from biological differences and social context [1]. Women need dif...