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Why women stay away from politics

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New York:  A University of Pittsburgh study has found that women are more “election averse” than men.

“Past research has shown that women seem to be under confident of their ability to hold office. We tried to examine scientifically what the factors were in the decision making process,” said Jonathan Woon, associate professor of political science.
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Along with associate professor Kristin Kanthak, Woon enlisted 350 undergraduate Pitt students to participate in the lab experiments.

In the first phase, men and women were divided into random groups and given a task of adding up numbers.

Participants solved as many addition problems as they wanted in a limited time and were paid for correct answers.

In the second phase, participants were asked if they were willing to represent the group. In it, participants earned 2/3 of their money through the addition problems answered correctly by their group leader and 1/3 through their own correctly answered questions.

In the second scenario, Kanthak and Woon said, men and women each volunteered to lead the group equally – about 80 percent of the time.

In the final phase, the  were asked to declare whether they wanted to be elected as the leader.

They were told to run a short campaign and give a message to the group.

Kanthak and Woon found that when a competitive election process was introduced, 78 percent of men chose to run but only 60 percent of women did.

“Women will volunteer to lead a group, Kanthak said, but are less likely than men to go through an actual competition or election to do so.”

“We also found that election aversion persists with variations in the electoral environment, disappearing only when campaigns are both costless and completely truthful,” Kanthak added.

The study on gender gap in political candidates was published in the American Journal of Political Science.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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