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Online images reinforce gender stereotypes more than text: study
Online images reinforce gender stereotypes more than text: study

Images on the internet reinforce gender stereotypes -- such as doctors being men or nurses women -- more than text, contributing to a lasting bias against women, a US-based study said Wednesday. For example, the stereotype that women are nurses was "consistently stronger" in the images than the text, Guilbeault said.

Sticky UK inflation stokes Bank of England rate-cut debate
Sticky UK inflation stokes Bank of England rate-cut debate

British annual inflation steadied last month, official data showed Wednesday, but prices still rose at double the Bank of England's target rate, adding to uncertainty over the timing of an interest-rate cut. "The ingredients remain in place... to start cutting interest rates in the next few months," added Beck.