Large Looks Lovely to the Stressed-Out Male
A new study from England finds men who have just sweated through a tough assignment are more likely to find overweight women attractive.
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Men’s Morals Are Malleable
Considering the purchase of a used car, but unsure whether the seller — who assures you the car…
Gender Wage Gap Skewed By Survey Flaws
The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
Pop Charts Still Dominated by Men
New research finds predictions made in the late 1990s that women were nearing equality in pop music have failed to materialize.
Law of the Jungle: Powerful Men Have More Children
Anthropologist Christopher von Rueden's studies of a Bolivian tribe suggest that men's instinctive drive for power is a strategy to seed their descendants thickly.
Would Debt-Ceiling Circus Occur With Women in Charge?
Academics and advocates are asking if there were lots more women in the U.S. government whether the debt-ceiling debacle would have been allowed to develop.
Making Science Girl-Friendly Pays Gender Dividends
A study in which the benefits of learning science were wrapped in issues traditionally associated with girls indeed generated more interest from the underrepresented sex.
On ‘Jeopardy!’ Women Take Fewer Risks vs. Men
A study of contestant behavior on the popular game show "Jeopardy!" suggests women tend to hedge their bets when facing male opponents.
Military Gender Roles Still Thorny Problem
Despite decades of official attention, women in the military face pervasive sexism and surprisingly frequent sexual assault from within the ranks, noted speakers at the recent Gender Justice conference at West Point.
Real Men Do Apologize
Newly published research finds men are as willing as women to apologize. But they’re less likely to believe a particular incident warrants contrition.