U.S. Obesity Rates Are Rising Again, Especially Among Minority Women
NEW YORK (AP) -- Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their weight, and women have now...
View ArticleGlobal Survey Finds Nordic Countries Have The Most Feminists
You're likely to find more feminists in Nordic countries than anywhere else around the world, according to a new survey on global attitudes toward gender equality. On Thursday, YouGov released a...
View ArticleHow Wide Is the Gender-Pay Gap? U.K. Companies Will Have to Say
Four years ago, almost 300 British companies signed up for a voluntary program that included a pledge to publish data on the difference between average pay for male and female employees. Only five...
View ArticleColorblind NFL Fans Couldn't Tell The Bills And Jets Apart Last Night
What was supposed to be simply the debut of a new line of jerseys turned into a few hours of confusion for hundreds of thousands watching Thursday Night Football yesterday, as the tones of two teams’...
View ArticleSun has most male newsroom of national newspapers, study suggests
Analysis of Gorkana data finds that 72% of tabloid’s journalists listed were male compared with average of 60% across other daily titles...
View ArticleMen Need To Pay Better Attention To Women’s Experiences
Aziz Ansari has some awesome words of wisdom for men everywhere. In a Nov. 11 interview with The Daily Beast, Ansari talked about his new Netflix show "Master Of None" and the harassment so many...
View ArticleTo the New York Post, on Behalf of Pregnant Women Everywhere
Among the more obnoxious things you hear or witness while pregnant -- besides the overt belly touching by total strangers -- is the remark that you're "eating for two." While yes, the fact is that I...
View ArticleRadio: Newstalk men will be heard, by Hook or by crook
In a week that sees the publication of a report highlighting the scarcity of female voices on radio, it’s good to hear George Hook step up to the plate and discuss the possibility of gender quotas with...
View ArticleI Don't Know How to Make Peace With My Infertility
I press the button on my phone, accidentally prompting Siri to life. "What can I help you with?" she asks. I have just hung up with the fertility clinic, advising me this latest round of fertility...
View ArticleUniversities step up drive to close gender gap
The gender gulf among undergraduates is growing, with females dominating in medicine, law and biology...
View ArticleQUIZ: How likely are you to develop diabetes?
With rocketing levels of diabetes causing record numbers of amputations, the world is in the grip of a health crisis. Nine in 10 of the cases are Type 2 diabetes, linked to poor diet, lack of exercise...
View ArticleWhy Reaching Latinos Is A Challenge For Pollsters
THE CHALLENGES OF POLLING LATINOS - According to a report from Pew Research, Latinos make up nearly 18 percent of the country’s population, meaning they are a critical group for pollsters despite the...
View ArticleIntroducing Sahar Speaks, A New Initiative Empowering Afghan Women To Tell...
Afghanistan is often cited as the worst place on the planet to be a woman and one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. In a country still reeling from more than 13 years of...
View ArticleMeryl Streep joins feminist protest over 'bias' at Dublin's Abbey theatre
Streep and Wim Wenders among stars supporting #wakingthefeminists protest over choice of plays at Irish national theatre to mark 1916 Easter Rising...
View ArticleThis Is What Tech's Gender Gap Looks Like
Not too long ago, a friend and I had a conversation about the pros and cons of single-sex higher ed institutions. Having attended a co-ed university, I staunchly defended the benefits of rubbing...
View ArticleSmart is scary
EGO ISSUES Why do some men run a mile from intelligent women? Gentlemen might say they prefer brains to blondes, but it seems that when faced with a romantic evening of oysters with a woman who might...
View ArticleNews24.com | US hospital to offer uterus transplants
A leading US hospital says it is preparing to offer women uterine transplants, a technology that could help those struggling with infertility. ......
View ArticlePolitician Wants Hedgehogs As U.K.'s National Species
A British politician sparked a prickly debate when he suggested that the U.K. adopt the hedgehog as a national symbol. This kind of seems like a no-brainer. Just look at this guy. Conservative Member...
View ArticlePatricia Arquette Says Her Oscar Speech Was Meant To Be Inclusive Of 'All Women'
Earlier this year, when she won an Oscar for 2014's "Boyhood," Patricia Arquette used her acceptance speech to make an impassioned plea for female wage equality. But critics pounced on her language,...
View ArticlePractically Unknown STI Could Have Infected Huge Numbers Of People Without...
As if there weren’t already enough reasons to practise safe sex, a delightful new study has indicated that huge numbers of people may be infected with a rather nasty sexually transmitted illness, and...
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