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more about #xxxy HereComesMyBaby: As far as I know, Palestinian women attend higher education institutions in Palestine all the time. Does anyone know any details about these supposed ... more » mommamellow: Are you speaking of the condition called 5-alpha-reductase? It's not that uncommon (one in 90) in the Dominic Republic where they are called "Guevedoc... more » Lottie: Wow! This is fascinating! There was a special on NOVA a few weeks ago dealing with genetic implications in relation to autism. They did similar tests ... more » mypsychoticself: Recently, my college newspaper has had a few articles about the growing gender gap (I believe we're around 60% female right now). Some of the problem... more » mcpm: I guess this is similar to how society considers it defeminizing for a woman to have a strong opinion - all that stuff about "shrill" and whatever. more » QoB: I'm so glad you picked this up. Popular discourse looooves the "it's just biology!" excuse for every type of gendered behaviour, when the actual scien... more » Casquivana: True fact: once, a doctor insisted on sending me to the endocrinologist to get my hormone levels checked, because my personality had a lot of "typical... more » girlleastlikelyto: I noticed something when observing the contestants voted off on So You Think You Can Dance? (This is very Scientific.) When the female contestants fin... more » Jessika: Just yesterday a male coworker said that men shouldn't act feminine and women shouldn't act masculine. The whole thing started because some football ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: *sigh* More science? It's too haaaaard for my ladybrain around here today. "unless they were told they'd gotten the hormone. " Now that's just ... cr... more » zu_zu: I guess to me this just makes sense. I've always had a lot of guy friends and they are not really any different emotionally than are my female friends... more » smiley.smiley16: I smile: 1) When something genuinely makes me laugh. 2) When I spot a cute child, puppy, or duckling. 3) At the sight of Johnny Depp. Don't jus... more » staryberry: This fits in well with some linguistic research I heard about a couple of months ago. The word "bridge" is a masculine word in Spanish but a feminine... more » Lizabelle: This is vaguely self incriminating, but I find that when I see a woman who looks angry (or just has an angry resting facial position), I'm much more i... more » Nuckin Futz for you: I think men should certainly be allowed to use the term feminist. As feminists don't we all from time to time have differing opinions on many matters.... more » redqueenmeg: My husband has a button that says THIS is what a feminist looks like! And I gave it to him. more » KentuckyBabe: Feminist is not a word i associate with a gender. I feel like asking if a man can be a feminist is like asking if a white person can be a civil righ... more » clevernamehere: I don't care if pro-gender equality men call themselves feminists or pro-feminists. Either way feminism is in the name. There is an element of eatin... more » Brawlita: I don't see why we need a separate term for men. To me, a feminist is anyone who believes in equality for women, regardless of the gender of a person.... more » UraniaKlinger: Linda Ellerbee said, "Feminism is not about sitting at the head of the table. It's about getting rid of all of the tables except the round ones." Als... more » -
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Male Pseudohermaphrodism, Mouse Ovaries, And The Science Of Sex And Gender
Some Gazan teens suffer from a rare condition in which they are born appearing female, but develop male characteristics at puberty. They're now awaiting sex changes — a process that a new genetic discovery may one day make easier. More » -
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Testosterone, Anger, And Greed: How Gender Stereotypes Influence Us
New research shows our gender stereotypes may be so ingrained that they influence how we see faces — yet what we believe about sex differences may be more influential than biology. More » -
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Mothers Sue Manufacturers Of Prenatal Sex Tests
Six New York City mothers are suing the manufacturer of the Baby Gender Mentor Test, because the guaranteed "99.9-percent accurate" test incorrectly predicted their baby's sex. More » -
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Will A New Prenatal Gender Test Lead To Sex-Selective Abortion?
A cheap, at-home prenatal test that claims to determine fetal gender with 90% accuracy is stoking fears of sex-selective abortion.
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