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  • Where Have the Good Men Gone?

    by Nicole Rodgers
  • Why I’m not married (and it’s not because I’m an angry slut)

    by Nicole Rodgers
  • Bed Time for a Working Mom

    by Connie Earl
  • Why Men Need to Speak Up About Abortion

    by Fran Sussner Rodgers
  • The Threatening Scent of Fertile Women

    By Fran Sussner Rodgers
    February 22, 2011

    So we are just animals after all.  Women who are ovulating are threats to men in monogamous relationships although men can find a way to resist them. Much of our attractiveness to men is enhanced when we are most fertile.  So for those seeking mates, make sure you are out and about during that time […]

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  • Industries Where Women Still Earn Less Than Men

    By Fran Sussner Rodgers
    February 18, 2011

    Before we get all bent out of shape about the “End of Men,” let’s remember that women still earn less than men in the same jobs. Unemployment has taken a bigger toll on men, but it has not improved the relative salary position of women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2009, the […]

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  • She Makes More Money Than He Does. So?

    By Nicole Rodgers
    February 18, 2011

    Check out Hanna Rosin’s most recent.  Talk about a “shift generation”-  A recent review of Census data shows that women under the age of 30 are making more money than men in all but three of the 150 biggest cities in the United States. Meanwhile, in a recent Pew Research Center survey, 67 percent of […]

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  • 7 out of 10 Americans Think Single Mothers Are Bad for Society

    By Morra Aarons-Mele
    February 18, 2011

    A new Pew Study finds that “Even though most Americans have grown more comfortable with same-sex or unmarried couples raising children, they still view single mothers as detrimental to society, according to a new poll of attitudes toward the country’s soaring number of nontraditional families.” 40% of births are to unmarried women in this country. A […]

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  • Male-Female Communication: Debunking the Mars-Venus Myth

    By Fran Sussner Rodgers
    February 17, 2011

    I have definitely fallen into the trap of believing that there are big differences between men and women in the way that they speak and use language.  This article by Yvonne Fulbright reviews the actual data and show how exaggerated our beliefs are.  What is so clear is that once we get in our minds […]

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  • Is There A Sleep Gender Gap?

    By Fran Sussner Rodgers
    February 17, 2011

    DUH?  I can hardly believe that someone did a study of this.  Who does not know that women are more likely to get up at night to care for a young child?  The interesting fact here is that it does not matter who is primary breadwinner.  I wish I understood why findings like this are […]

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  • Dominating the Man Cave

    By Nicole Rodgers
    February 15, 2011

    If you want to understand what it means to be a man, there is perhaps no better place to look than ESPN.  ESPN is the third-rated network on cable and one frequented by two-thirds of men ages 18-34 every week; men who stay an average of 56 minutes a day. So as Bruce Feiler reminds […]

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  • Why You’re Not Married

    By Nicole Rodgers
    February 15, 2011

    Ouch.  Ladies: Tracy McMillan knows why you’re still not married.  You’re shallow, slutty, lying, selfish, insecure bitches.  Wow.  Is this what people are saying about unmarried women behind their backs and is there any truth to this tongue-and-cheek tirade?   Or is this just plain mean-spirited? Read the whole piece here and tell us what you […]

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