A content analysis exploring how women’s reputations are presented via anonymous derogatory posts on the gossip website The Dirty showed that when derogating other women, women most often focus on the sexuality and personality of their targets. The study was published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science. .
A systematic survey among evolutionary scholars suggests a lack of progress in the discipline of human evolutionary science. Many scholars are concerned that political trends in academia are contributing to increased hostility toward the field. .