Profile: Ben Barres
Neurobiologist Ben Barres may have a successful career, but he knows exactly what discrimination looks like. And over the years, he has learned to fight back.
Arrogance imperils plans for change at Harvard
An abrasive president may find it counterproductive to alienate so much of the faculty.
Gender Politics and Research: Male and Female Violence in Intimate Relationships
This article reviews a wide range of research reports on male and female violence in intimate relationships and highlights the political nature of domestic violence research. The authors review incidence and prevalence-based research that uses quantitative surveys and illustrate how quantitative, family-focussed researchers tend to ignore the political and social context of domestic violence and the complex issues of gender and power. The authors argue that understanding the complexities of domestic violence requires clear definitions of what constitutes domestic violence and multi-method approaches to research, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.