Topic: gender issues

Why Do Men Seem To Lose Weight Without Even Trying?

Why Do Men Seem To Lose Weight Without Even Trying?

Here’s something I’ve always wondered about. According to about a billon health articles on the internet (which means they must be legit, right?), men have an easier with weight loss than women. But with so many amazing female bodybuilders, weight lifters, and celebs with rockin’ arms and abs, saying that men are better at losing weight seems like kind of an excuse to me. So I asked professional trainer Dan Trink, who confirmed my suspicions–yes, men have the hormonal advantage, but women are shooting themselves in the foot with one very bad gym practice. More »

Male Birth Control: Not Just for Sissies and Pansies Anymore

Male Birth Control: Not Just for Sissies and Pansies Anymore

At a recent lecture at the British Sociological Association, Dr. Susan Walker, Senior Lecturer in Sexual Health at Anglia Ruskin University, revealed that only 50% of people surveyed in her recent study said they would use the male version of the birth control pill. I get why women would be hesitant to leave their contraception in the hands of their mate, but the more surprising bit of info had to do with men thinking that taking a pill would make them feel less “like a man.” Here’s something that should make men feel less manly: accidentally knocking a chick up because they couldn’t be bothered to think in advance about sex. More »

Ageism In Fashion: Why Can’t Society Leave Women’s Hairstyles Alone?

Ageism In Fashion: Why Can't Society Leave Women's Hairstyles Alone?

If only Jennifer Aniston would develop a case of sticky fingers, or whatever it is LiLo currently suffers from, maybe she’d get some press coverage for something other than just her hair. But until she stops being a fairly stable and physically fit actress who ends up in rehab or jail, the world is stuck obsessing over her latest ‘do.

In January, Aniston called “The Rachel,” her signature Friends hairstyle “the ugliest haircut I’ve ever seen” (no arguments here), instantly making my already-regrettable mid-’90s attempted recreation all the more embarrassing in retrospect. More »

Sarah Palin’s America by Heart: Feminists, Beware

Sarah Palin's America by Heart: Feminists, Beware

We’re sure you were in line at Barnes and Noble at 7:00 a.m. yesterday so you could get your very own copy of Sarah Palin’s latest masterpiece, America by Heart. No? Great, you aren’t nuts. But we know that you have a perverse desire to see what kind of backwards gems are hidden within the book’s patriotic pages. So, to save you the trouble of putting a paper bag over your head and flipping through the pages at your local book store, Slate’s Jessica Grose read it so you don’t have to. According to her, it’s safe to say that America by Heart won’t become a feminist classic any time soon: More »

Who’s Afraid of Your Vagina? Dartmouth, Apparently

Who's Afraid of Your Vagina? Dartmouth, Apparently

Yes. Feel-good reminders about grabbing your favorite hand mirror and spending some quality time with your vagina are certainly tired. But with the recent noise surrounding a simple act of body awareness on Dartmouth’s campus, you’d think the idea was radically offensive. On October 18, Mayuka Kowaguchi handed out mirrors to female students complete with notes on how to examine their lady parts. Kowaguchi was handing out the mirrors as a part of her training for an on-campus sexual advisory group.
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Female Friendship: Are the Pitfalls Worth the Perks?

Female Friendship: Are the Pitfalls Worth the Perks?

We’ve never been crazy about sororities. Not that we have anything against matching sweatshirts or tailgating, we just know from experience that when you get 50 teenage girls together in one place, there are going to be some tears. Kelly Valen, author of The Twisted Sisterhood, probably wishes that she knew that before she pledged a sorority. She was betrayed and humiliated by her sorority sisters, leaving her with trust issues when it came to female friends. She did a survey of 3,000 women from around the U.S., and she found that she wasn’t alone in her not-so-sisterly feelings of discomfort with women.
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What Do You Do With That Philosophy Degree? Make Less Money Than High School Graduates, If You’re a Guy

What Do You Do With That Philosophy Degree? Make Less Money Than High School Graduates, If You're a Guy

Check out this post from Emily V. Gordon at Lemondrop.

A recent study of that compared the income level against the college majors of 80,000 people turned up some good news for those of us still agonizing over out school loans.

Women who went to college always earned more than those who hadn’t, regardless of whether they’d studied economics or ceramics. The news for men, however, was not so good. More »

The Recession Hit Women the Hardest — But We’re Still Going Green

The Recession Hit Women the Hardest â But We're Still Going Green

Yesterday, the White House released the report “Jobs and Economic Security for America’s Women,” which explained how women have felt the most dramatic effects of the recession. Since December 2007, women have lost 2.6 million jobs, yet have also become more responsible for bringing home the bacon — four out of ten women are the primary earners for their households. And for women whose salary is the only source of income in the household? The unemployment rate is 13.6%, the highest in 25 years. More »

5 Reasons We Still Love Not-So-Manly Men

5 Reasons We Still Love Not-So-Manly Men

Boyish men are having a tough time lately. First, it turns out that our ovaries hate them. The New York Times declared that manly, lumberjack men are hot, and, as Lemondrop put it, “chicken-chested man-boys” are not. But that doesn’t mean you have to start force-feeding your partner protein shakes to transform him from a Michael Cera to a Jon Hamm. To prove it, we’ve got five reasons why we still love our pansy partners. More »

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