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more about #genderstudies JanaNye: My pet peeve is being told to smile. I just have one of those pissed off looking faces. People tell me I look intimidating and and don't look approa... more » redqueenmeg: Sorta OT but Hillary looks so cute there! And I can say that because in one of my wedding photos I swear I am making the exact same face. more » psychokitty: Looking at the comments from yesterday, I have been thinking that there is a real discrepancy between how women are "supposed" to act, and how they ha... more » Rare Affinity: If you want to see my angry face just come up to me, as a complete stranger and say:Cheer up. Why so sad? Usually I am just minding my own business at... more » madeofawesome: Mom: Now, madeofawesome, why haven't you found yourself a nice fella? me: They just can't identify my FACE, Mom! more » minnesotameltdown: I'll help you identify an angry female face, motherf***ers! more » sequined: I am fairly sure that there have been studies and reports (I think featured on Jezebel) in the past that suggest that everyone learns better around gi... more » la.donna.pietra: The only anecdotal evidence I can provide is from Hogwarts. 3/4ths of those kids turned out okay. Clearly, the answer is to provide mixed-sex educat... more » Hecklerette: I went to an all girls high school. I can't trust my own observations of myself, but I feel OK. My brother went to hugely elite all male high school,... more » thehighshelf: it's not surprising that a dominant group, separated throughout their developmental lives from a minority group, can't relate to that minority group l... more » salthegeek: This explains ALLOT of things in my current life.... (Or why I end up in the Friend Zone with all my friends that are girls) more » theamazeeaz: Three things: 1. I did the single-sex thing for college. A women-only environment takes away any sense of gender roles, turning clubs and subjects in... more » salthegeek: Well , guess this is one more thing I annoy my dad with. ( I went to Catholic all boys school in a very GOP area, and I was the ONLY Muslim kid there... more » clevernamehere: This doesn't surprise me at all. I've noticed that guys with older sisters tend to understand women the best, followed (far behind) by men with young... more » shoroko: And while I can certainly buy that being socialized with girls from an early age helps boys with relationships later in life, I'm not sure that girls ... more » morninggloria: I hate to be a Debbie Downer on a lively discussion, but this is really a pretty Rich Person Problem. I grew up firmly in the lower middle class, and... more » rednrowdy: it seems like lucy hodges issue with her schooling was more about the kind of literature that was part of the curriculum. more » CollegeCamel: My family has always been mad into single-sex education, so here are my observations: -my dad went to all-boys schools until college. He is still mar... more » mypsychoticself: I'd like to see this study done with a different question. Instead of looking at the numbers of girls and boys, I'd like to look at the percentage of... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Broad brush here and personal observations, but when a 12-year-old girl likes a boy, celebrity or local, she'll learn everything about him. His favori... more » -
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Face/Off
Researchers report that facial expressions play a major role in gender identification. Faces showing happiness or fear are seen as feminine, while scowling faces are read as masculine. Apparently, angry female faces "took the longest to identify." [UPI] -
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Are Single-Sex Schools Bad For Boys?
A new study suggests single-sex schooling makes boys more likely to divorce — and even suffer "malaise" — when they grow up. But is single-sex schooling bad for girls as well?
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Are Colleges Discriminating Against Women?
NPR reports that the US Commission on Civil Rights is investigating whether colleges are violating Title IX by favoring male applicants. But is such favoritism necessary to keep colleges from becoming "overwhelmingly female?"
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#leftovers
Were Dogs Originally Man's Best Meal? • Farmers In India Selling Wives To Pay Debts
• We're so used to thinking of dogs as companions that we often forget the most basic reason people buddy up to animals: Food. A new study suggests wolves were first domesticated in southeastern China for their meat. • More » -
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Is Testosterone "Male"?
A recent study looking at testosterone, women and "risk behavior" coincides with the South African return of track and field star Caster Semenya (at left/above with Winnie Mandela), the runner who underwent "gender testing" after her record-breaking race last week.
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#nailedit
It's Hammertime
A new study claims that women are better (read: more accurate) hammerers than men, at least in broad daylight. Men are better at pounding nails in the dark, but given a good light source, women take the lead. [EurekAlert] -
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#checkmate
Gender Gap In Chess Winners Explained
A new study published by the Royal Society claims to explain men’s superiority over women at the top levels of chess.
