In The News: Women's Research Institute of Nevada

Jezebel

鈥淭hese findings indicate that men who perceive the #tradwife movement favorably believe that they rely on women for intimacy and simultaneously resent that this is the case,鈥 Rachael Robnett, one of the report鈥檚 authors, told PsyPost. 鈥淭his mentality could put tradwives in a precarious position considering the amount of control鈥揵oth financial and otherwise鈥搕hat they yield to their husbands.鈥

The Times (UK)

A growing online trend encourages women to quit their jobs, run the home and defer to their husbands. This 鈥渢radwife鈥 movement urges a return to traditional roles and, when researchers in the US recently set out to examine what kind of men support it, they expected to find a cohort fond of old-fashioned chivalry. The reality, they say, was rather different.

Wonkette

The feminist scientific journal Psychology of Women Quarterly recently put out a whole issue centered entirely on the #tradwife phenomenon, and it is fascinating.

PsyPost

A recent study published in Psychology of Women Quarterly suggests that young men who favor the internet subculture known as the tradwife movement tend to hold hostile and patronizing sexist attitudes. The findings provide evidence that the appeal of this lifestyle for men is rooted in a desire for traditional power dynamics rather than a simple preference for a stay-at-home partner.

Las Vegas Weekly

The pay gap鈥攐r the difference in earnings between men and women鈥攑ersists throughout the U.S., with full-time working women earning just 81 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2024. A recent business.com analysis of U.S. Census data shows Nevada鈥檚 full-time workforce faring better than all but Vermont, but Henderson remains a major outlier. The city had the 15th largest gap in the study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male counterpart. That鈥檚 about 2.5 times greater than Las Vegas鈥 $8,172 and Nevada鈥檚 $7,805, and consistent with a 2024 性视界传媒 Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West study ranking it 21st. Let鈥檚 take a closer look at these trends in honor of Equal Pay Day on March 26.

Parents

A new survey shows why girls play sports, and here's a hint鈥攊t's not all about winning.

PsyPost

A new meta-synthesis sheds light on the wide range of motivations that drive people to use dating apps鈥攅specially among underrepresented groups such as sexual minorities and older adults. Published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, the study synthesizes findings from 21 qualitative investigations, identifying eight major themes that go beyond the common stereotypes of online dating. The results suggest that motivations vary depending on age and sexual identity, and that existing survey tools may miss some of the reasons people turn to these platforms.

Nevada Current

The smaller the town, the harder it can be to find a safe haven

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month we're highlighting local community members making a difference.

Las Vegas Sun

J鈥奺an Munson has had to make a lot of hard decisions in her life, like moving to Las Vegas from Guam in her late teens for college and becoming the first Asian-American woman to open a comic-book publishing company in Nevada.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

March is women's history month and Las Vegas has a long history of female trailblazers. From human rights to politics, entertainment to gaming. Women in this state didn't always get the headlines but they did get the job done. 

Public News Service

A hearing is set for today in the Republican-backed lawsuit against Nevada's new state legislative maps drawn based on the 2020 census results.