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How to Keep Women from Advancing in 4 Easy Steps (And Feel Good About It)

Gender stereotypes are not just descriptive, they are prescriptive. It’s not just how women are, it’s how women are supposed to be. And women who behave out of role are punished for it. —Susan Fiske, PhD I have been thinking a lot about what happened to Hillary Clinton. She has her faults –  I could…

Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity.

The objective of this study was to critically review the empirical evidence from all relevant disciplines regarding obesity stigma in order to (i) determine the implications of obesity stigma for healthcare providers and their patients with obesity and (ii) identify strategies to improve care for patients with obesity. We conducted a search of Medline and…