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    Men face a greater risk of ethnic discrimination in the labour market

    Men with foreign-sounding names applying for a job receive significantly fewer responses to their applications than female applicants with a foreign-sounding name.

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    Why do girls opt out of math in school?

    In school, girls in general outperform boys in math-related fields. But even when girls have a relatively higher ability in math, they more often choose other education trajectories.

    New study from Swedish Institute for Social Research

    Mental health problems in school linked to greater risk of exclusion from society

    Teenagers that experience mental health problems during secondary school are less likely to be in employment or in education as young adults, compared to those with few symptoms, a new study show.

    Different risks for males and females

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