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A new paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution reviews evidence that birth control pills may be interfering with a woman’s ability to choose an ‘optimal’ mate, ScienceDaily reports. Men sub-consciously detect women who are ..read more
New research by Peter Krustrup at the University of Copenhagen concludes that women who play soccer benefit more than women who run for fitness, ScienceDaily reports. In a controlled study, soccer players got in better shape ..read more
New research published in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry concludes that the Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit and vegetables, nuts, whole grains and fish, is correlated with reduced depression, ScienceDaily reports. Although some ..read more
A new study by researchers at the Women’s Health Program at Monash University, Australia, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, shows a positive correlation between sexual satisfaction and overall well-being, ScienceDaily reports. The study also ..read more
The Financial Times published a list of the top 50 women in business around the world. The authors pointed out that only 3% of Fortune 500 companies are headed by women, despite studies by Catalyst and ..read more
New research by the Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, confirms that high heels and other forms of “poor” footwear are linked to foot pain later in life., ..read more
A study by researchers at Indiana University, published by the International Journal of Sexual Health, found that women who have more positive views of female genitals are more likely to get regular gyn exams and ..read more
Forbes published a list of top paid female CEOs in the US, noting that in general women make 78% of comparable men’s salaries, and only 2.7% of the largest 1,000 publicly traded companies are run ..read more
Eight organizations* urged pregnant women to get the flu shot as soon as the regular flu and H1N1 vaccines become available, Science Daily reports. Pregnant women are especially susceptible to H1N1. 13% of the deaths from ..read more
Dr. Terence Kealey, vice-chancellor at the University of Buckingham has written a provocative piece for the Times Higher Education Magazine. Talking about “lust” in academia, he has this to say: “The fault lies with the females. ..read more
% of women say they took a nap in the last 24 hours, compared to 38% of men, according to Pew......read more
by Sam Sanders of The Not So Angry Black Man I’ll be the first to mimic our President’s words and call Kanye West a jack@$s for what he did to Taylor Swift at the ..read more
There is a lot of pressure on the modern woman to be as successful as possible. You must do many things – and do them all well. We fit many things into our lives – wearing ..read more
Word cloud of the text of The Second Sex, made on Wordle. The size/prominence of words correlates with their frequency in the text.
By Laurie Gerber All of us struggle with issues like finding time for exercise, finding a new job, and finding your dream guy or gal special. And for every solution we are presented with for tackling ..read more
By Amanda Steinberg Some of the women in my SIMPLY MONEY group have gotten creative! One woman posted to the group if anyone knew an expense tracking application for her Blackberry and her fiance’s ..read more
Shopping for a new job? Don’t forget your shopping list. So many of us treat career searches as we would a shopping expedition. We go online and look at the jobs, all dressed up to look their ..read more
I’m pro-choice, of course. As a young liberal feminist that’s my default. But I’m not satisfied with it. I identify as pro-choice for two reasons: to differentiate myself from pro-life, which I find abhorrent, and ..read more
On Saturday the BBC reported on the decline of toplessness (or topfreedom) in France, and Today today featured photographer Jordan Matter, whose project/book Uncovered captures regular women topless to address taboos around female toplessness. Some interesting ..read more
Word cloud of the text of Alice in Wonderland, made on Wordle. The size/prominence of words correlates with their frequency in the text.
There are a couple of great free money management tools online. Today we review www.mint.com, rated the best online personal finance tool by Money Magazine, PC Magazine, and PC World’s Editor’s Choice. Why it’s hot: It offers ..read more