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  This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone but women are less likely to receive pay for internships than men. According to newswise.com, t he odds of women receiving pay for a college internship are 34% lower than for men, claims new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. "A team of researchers led by Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Student Affairs Administration John Zilvinskis sought to find out whether women and other under-served groups were more or less likely to participate in paid or unpaid internships in college compared with their peers," newswise says. This issue was examined because paid internships often lead to higher paying positions post-graduation and that women continue to earn less than men for the same position despite their level of education. Of the 2,410 seniors who participated in internships, 58% of men received pay during their internships, whereas only 35% of women received pay.  “This finding ali...

I once heard a sermon -- at Easter, of all times! -- that had actually been presented by another pastor. Essentially, it was a counterfeit sermon! Now a new study says that something as simple as a repeated anecdote can make speakers less authentic , according to newswise.com. The website reports that a mainstay of the political campaign trail is the heartfelt, homespun anecdote. It helps politicians build rapport with voters and establish themselves as appealing and relatable. But new research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business suggests those well-traveled anecdotes could be sabotaging that quest for connection , newswise explains. The website points out that research conducted by Rosanna K. Smith, an assistant professor of marketing at UGA, and her co-author Rachel Gershon, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of California San Diego, shows that witnessing people repeat a story or anecdote leads their audience to view them as less au...