Category Archives: Research studies

It’s Official: Gender Bias in the Theater

I wish I had been at the findings presentation of Emily Glassberg Sands this week. She conducted three separate studies and apparently the examination was championed by the playwright Julia Jordan, who has been speaking out about the huge disparity

It’s Official: Gender Bias in the Theater

I wish I had been at the findings presentation of Emily Glassberg Sands this week. She conducted three separate studies and apparently the examination was championed by the playwright Julia Jordan, who has been speaking out about the huge disparity

Postracial America

A compendium of articles published this week on the topic of “postracial” America provide a range of suggestions, opinions and research data. From CultureLab, posting after the Ypulse Urban/Multicultural Conference: Yes, Multicultural and inclusion are now more relevant than ever,

Postracial America

A compendium of articles published this week on the topic of “postracial” America provide a range of suggestions, opinions and research data. From CultureLab, posting after the Ypulse Urban/Multicultural Conference: Yes, Multicultural and inclusion are now more relevant than ever,

The New Frugality

Some great numbers I gathered from NPD, Mintel and Iconoculture on the new frugality. Consumers are following new budgeting habits The need to follow a budget more closely is increasingly a concern for all, with 60% of all respondents (and

The New Frugality

Some great numbers I gathered from NPD, Mintel and Iconoculture on the new frugality. Consumers are following new budgeting habits The need to follow a budget more closely is increasingly a concern for all, with 60% of all respondents (and

Yankelovich’s Take on American Health

The subtitle of the latest Yankelovich Monitor briefing is “Health: More than Talk Required” and I’ve been chewing on it all day. (See the extended excerpt below.) I live in New York City where restaurant chains are required by law

Yankelovich’s Take on American Health

The subtitle of the latest Yankelovich Monitor briefing is “Health: More than Talk Required” and I’ve been chewing on it all day. (See the extended excerpt below.) I live in New York City where restaurant chains are required by law

Didn’t We Know This Already?

Newsflash: Intelligent women have better sex I love these REALLY official-looking research results that crop up in papers and websites. Call me crazy, but emotionally intelligent people probably have better EVERYTHING – relationships, jobs, friendships, spiritual lives. Find a way

Didn’t We Know This Already?

Newsflash: Intelligent women have better sex I love these REALLY official-looking research results that crop up in papers and websites. Call me crazy, but emotionally intelligent people probably have better EVERYTHING – relationships, jobs, friendships, spiritual lives. Find a way

The Friend Factor

A great article today in the New York Times summarized several studies that point to the positive impact of friendships on our individual health. What I read totally meshed with what I’ve heard women respondents say over and over, “My

The Friend Factor

A great article today in the New York Times summarized several studies that point to the positive impact of friendships on our individual health. What I read totally meshed with what I’ve heard women respondents say over and over, “My

What a Research Library Can Do for You

As a follow-up to my welcome post, I thought it would be good to give an example or two of how I usually work and the role the library plays in it. Example #1 A close friend who has a

What a Research Library Can Do for You

As a follow-up to my welcome post, I thought it would be good to give an example or two of how I usually work and the role the library plays in it. Example #1 A close friend who has a