Jezebel: yet more studies

Retirement Bliss

Maria — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:40:00 EST

A recent survey of retired Americans by AARP revealed that although retirement means less sex, a majority of retired people say they are happier having retired. However, life is not all rose gardens and happy strolls to the local Sizzler for retired couples: 21% of those surveyed said they had more tension in their marriage after retiring and while 80% of men said they increased their housework load once they retired, only 47% of women agreed. [Reuters. Image via Flickr]

More fodder for the foot soldiers in the...

Maria — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:45:00 EDT

More fodder for the foot soldiers in the mommy wars? A recent study at Yale University that performed brain scans on 12 new mothers suggests that women who give birth vaginally are more likely to develop stronger emotional bonds with their babies. Researchers theorize that labor contractions, which release the hormone oxytocin, may influence maternal behavior. (When a Cesarean is performed, oxytocin is not released.) [BBC]

Happy Marriages

Maria — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:20:00 EDT

This just in from the Obvious Studies Headquarters: A recent study published in Developmental Psychology has found that gay couples who are in legally recognized unions (marriage or civil) are more likely to stay together than gay couples who are not. It's like the couples are legally committed to each other, or something! [UPI]

Pork Producers Try To Win Over Women • Gang-Banger Girlfriends More Likely To Get Pregnant

Maria — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

How do you sell pork to women? Liken it to clear nail polish! • A heartbroken man in Taiwan climbed into a morgue freezer in an attempt be with his deceased girlfriend. • A group of Moldovan woman accidentally trespass in a "no girls allowed" Greek monastery after being abandoned by human traffickers in Mount Athos, Greece. • Shortage of Indian women leads female duo to dupe desperate single males out of cash by pretending to be matchmakers. • Teenage girlfriends of gang members are more likely to get pregnant than their peers. • Female judges are perceived as rude by a group of predominately male lawyers. • More female entrepreneurs are reaching for the $1 million revenue mark. • Getting catcalled by pervy doofuses or getting shot by jilted pervy doofuses: these are a young woman's options? • Guardian writer talks to stay-at-home moms about the benefits and repercussions for choosing to be a "full-time mom." • Woman who inspired "Mommy" in the "Family Circus" comic strip has died at the age of 82. • Omega-3 PUFAs may help those with perinatal depression.

Cliques Push Brand-Obsessed Teens • Queen Of Hip Hop Soul Starts Foundation For Girls

maria — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Tween Clique books link popularity/boys with brand name items. Prepare for disappointment, 7th graders of America! • Texas graverobbing teens and one adult make bong out of child's skull. • Professional British wedding planner doesn't believe in marriage. • People spend almost $2,000 a year on "pissed-off purchases," one women suggest couples kiss instead. Uh, okay. • Columnist Kathleen Parker says we should "save the males," oooh because they can lift heavy things? • Reporters without Borders asks Iran nicely to stop harassing "cyber-feminists." • Meanwhile in the Mid-East, Saudi women campaign against inconvenient late-night weddings. • Pro women's boxing comes to Japan. • An antidepressant may help teens with IBS. • Being breast-fed may lower a woman's breast cancer risk. • Penelope Cruz is set to become a stunning blonde. • Mary J. Blige starts foundation to help girls with careers and self-confidence.

Having Kids Will Make You Sad • A 10-Year-Old Gives Birth

maria — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Having kids sends many couples into downward spiral of sadness. •Albena Danailova has been made the first female concertmaster (or leader of the first violin section) of the Vienna State Opera. • More Austrian news! Crazy-Dad Fritzl says he was aware he was abusing/raping daughter but wanted "lots of children." • The UK is trying to promote more women to join the aerospace sector. • Uh, duh: incontinence and other pelvic organ disorders can limit a woman's libido. • A 10-year-old gives birth and a Latino immigrant is arrested on rape charges. • Australia outlaws nipple and genital piercings for children under 16-years-old. • Women are more easily persuaded face-to-face while men prefer e-mail. • The Brits are trying really hard to persuade people! They claim that nagging also works. • The age-gap widens as men get older and marry younger women. • After Eight Bells, Jockey Panel plans to review thoroughbreds. • A woman files a claim against Norwalk, CT claiming dog poop ruined her family outing. • Asshole-of-the-day runs over and kills a 13-pound dog and then sues owners for damages to his car.

[ Image via INFDaily].

Hedgehogs Hatch Early For Spring • Sue Johanson Ends Sex Talk

maria — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Baby hedgehogs arrive early in Britain due to warm weather. Awww. • Moms-to-be with gum disease have a higher chance of suffering from preeclampsia, premature births. • Two-year olds likely to have smaller vocabularies if dad is depressed. • Duh: kids in stable post-divorce families have less negative long-term affects from divorce. • Bible-themed park planner used to take snaps for Penthouse. • And! Christianity Today finds that sex sells. • Pregnant women got judged while applying for jobs. • Quitting smoking today won't make you 100% healthy tomorrow or in a few years • A growing number of British children under 10 are developing eating disorders. • Adorable teen girl makes the boys' baseball team. • IUDs can reduce a uterine cancer. • Dying English mill town gets population boost from lesbian families. • Sue Johanson ends Sex Talk on Oxygen, ending an era of stoned late-night TV watching for many. • Tim Gunn and Mo Rocca offer YFZ polygamists some much-needed style tips. • Borders launches book club for Latinas; we just hope they lay off the Allende. • The Toronto Zoo finds homes for three reindeer after outrage at baby reindeer killings.

Uma's Stalker Found Guilty • Weatherman Wants "Stick" Licked

maria — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Uma Thurman's stalker found guilty of stalking and being creepy. • Weather Channel anchor man wanted female co-anchor to allegedly "lick [his] swizzle stick." • Ecuadorian dudes who suck in bed protest women's orgasm education amendment. • Homeless mom is arrested after toddler drinks GHB at a house they both visited. • Miss Great Britain runs for Parliament, vows to put "beauty back into politics." • Japanese make "sweet, milky" pudding in super fun breast shapes! • Gals with long stems are less likely to develop dementia/Alzheimer's. • Woman gets evicted for 10-foot-tall weeds in her backyard. • Women are better managers in most areas than men. • The "Robbins" of Baskin-Robbins died. • Oh the horrors of women driving alone! Thank God for Polygas? • Serena Williams wins 16th consecutive match. • White Sox managers didn't realize inflatable female nude dolls would be inappropriate in the clubhouse. • NOOOO! Flats are bad for feet! • Biofuel plantations will evict female subsistence farmers in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

Is Speed Racer A Feminist Film? • Ohio Students Get Moms Drunk, Arrested

maria — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Christina Ricci calls her Speed Racer character a "feminist ideal." • An Indian bride-to-be rejects groom for poor math skills. • Bus driver and artist wants to change name to "In God We Trust." • Almost one-third of U.S. parents are clueless about infant development. • Malaysia drops proposal for restrictions on female travel. • Erin Brockovich is still around, sets sites on allegedly toxic housing community in South Carolina. • Finally: A pole-dancing Wii game is in the works. • Parents with mental disorders linked to autistic children. • Overweight mamas have longer pregnancies. • Yankees fan kills man with car after Red Sox-Bronx Bombers argument. • University of Minnesota puts on mostly whitewashed production of The Wiz due to lack of black students. • Teens who like alcohol may grow up to be heavy drinkers, Captain Obvious reports. • Moms' Weekend at Ohio University lets college kids introduce their moms to the wide world of binge drinking.

Sexually-Inexperienced Seal Tries To Bone Penguin • UK Reports 50% More Female Drunks

maria — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:20:00 EDT

A "frustrated, sexually inexperienced" young male seal tries to have sex with a penguin.• Older Japanese singles are trying out that whole online dating thing. • A 51-year-old man admits to using voodoo to seduce teen girls. • Two women make history, win second-"highest" medical prize. • PETA asks Hollywood insiders to whistleblow on animal cruelty on sets. • The houseboat from Sleepless in Seattle is on the market for $2.5 million! • British police report the number of female drunks being arrested has gone up 50% over the past five years. • Ancient androgynous pharaoh, Akhenaten, may have had genetic mutation that made him look feminine. • Colleges are allowing coed dorm rooms. • Men's activists complain about Bad Dads ambush reality TV show.

"Untouchable" Girl Thrown On Fire • Low Weight And Education-Levels Linked

maria — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• A 6-year-old Indian girl was thrown into a fire by a man for being an untouchable. • People of Lesbos insulted by term 'lesbian', sue a gay rights group. • A 94-year old woman becomes Britain's oldest bride. • Sixty-nine percent of mothers ages 18 to 34 incur medical debt. • Afghanistan holds the world's highest maternal mortality rates. • Afghans also jail raped and abused women. • Another reason to switch to lipstick: lip gloss invites skin cancer. • Baby boomers complain that hearing loss puts strain on marriages. • Obesity prevention programs can reduce eating disorders as well as obesity. • Is there a link between a healthy weight and education? • Bare-bottomed prom invites get suspended. • Low birth-weight can lead to greater weight gain in adulthood. • 18th-century opera singers were the original celebrity bad-girls. • Breast-feeding is up: 3 in 4 moms breast-feed their infants.

Strippers Lose Jobs To The Internet • The Simpsons Are Back on Venezuelan TV

maria — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Print journalists aren't the only ones losing jobs, strippers feel the burden of the digital age. • Iranian says Barbies are "destructive" and must be stopped. • Incarcerated 400-pound man loses 100 pounds, sues county for underfeeding. • Six conservative women talk about dating whiny liberal men. • Two teenagers are jailed for life for killing a goth woman. • Mexicans try to quell the anti-emo riots by promoting diversity among teens. • Lourdes basically has the coolest mom hand-me-downs to pick from. • National Lampoon launches website to rate prostitutes. • Scientists just realize that periods are awesome, can repair hearts. • American Family Association attack soap on lackluster gay kiss. • An ironically long article on shorthand text speak, lol grwn ups r so lam3! • The Simpsons are back in Venezuela! • Baseball star Roger Clemens had a relationship with Mindy McCready when she was 15 years old (he was 28 and married). • Easy mistake to make: Woman attacks boyfriend, thinking he is a porn actor. • "Chinese eatery specializes in penis." That is all you need to know.

Sugar-Free Babies

maria — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Researchers have found that more American women are entering into pregnancy with diabetes, raising the potential for problems during their pregnancy and infants with diabetes and obesity. The study has found that diabetes increased fivefold among pregnant women 13- to 19-years of age (ack!), and doubled among pregnant women 20- to 39-years of age. The increase in diabetes among pregnant women is due to the rise in obesity, especially among black, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander women. Well, our organic, hearth-baked, locally-grown, grass fed, fruit-juice-sweetened neurotic food obsessions are looking good right now! But considering the age of some of these women (uh, 13?) these problems could stem from lack of access to information about healthy pregnancies, let alone healthy eating habits. [Reuters]

Scandinavians Split On Sexist Ads • Beaver Goes On Russian Booze Rampage

maria — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Scandinavian countries spar over, defend sexist advertising and free speech laws. • Pregnant Indian women more likely to have morning sickness than Norwegians. • My Little Pony celebrates 25th birthday with tea and Elizabeth Hasselbeck. • Smart girls supposedly have a harder time getting off because, um, they think about stuff? • A 15-year-old Canadian boy steals bikinis, wears them. • Alarmed Russian beaver breaks into food store, smashes vodka bottles following forest fire. • Minorities and men are less likely to get help quitting smoking. • A Moroccan woman kills her husband after he takes a second wife. • Women who have C-sections are more likely to suffer a stroke the following year.

Barbie Goes Green; Berlin Sets Up Stalker Center

maria — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• From Anya Hindmarch to Barbie, the trend of "Green" handbags has officially run its course. • Prep author naturally turns to Laura Bush for new book. • Juno is on top of the DVD-sales charts, those Hills ads work! • Did you know that we ascribe gender stereotypes to women and men? Groundbreaking! • Norman Mailer's former mistress dishes on sex life for 50 pages. • Lovers too poor to wed cozy up on bridge in Cairo. • India to increase penalties in aborting female fetuses. • Berlin set up a walk-in clinic to help stalkers. • Saudis are slow to accept working women. • Reflecting on meals can curb overeating. • Two fatal accidents at Indian weddings leave 43 dead.

Florida Outlaws Truck Nuts? • Congo Arrests Cock Snatchers

maria — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• Being a tool just got harder: Florida may fine drivers with truck nuts. • EHarmony ditches one-night stand advice after super-prudes protest. • Pervy dude peeps on roommate using teddy bear camera. • Superstitious Congolese police arrest suspected "penis snatchers"; men must find new excuse for small dicks. • Pasha Grishuk, a former Olympic figure skater, was slipped GHB in hotel bar. • Is schoolyard sexual harassment is more harmful than bullying? • Yet another teenage girl commits suicide after being bullied. • Domestic violence is associated with chronic malnutrition in India. • Indian-Americans use email to get to know future spouses in arranged marriages. • Duh: TMZ uses exciting headlines to get hits on banal videos. • Earth Day = Forced Abortion and Sterilization Day? • Women nurse pain after a break-up by selling jewelry from ex-boyfriends for cash. • Fliering an ex's town accusing her of giving you herpes is a-ok in Florida, as long as the allegations are true.