The Friday Five

This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women.

1. How Reading Cosmo Affects Perceptions Of Sex by Lindsay Abrams of The Atlantic asks: Does “advice on packing in pleasure when doing the deed full speed” actually influence our overall perspective?

2. Who Wears The Pants In This Economy? by Hanna Rosin of The New York Times says when jobs go away, husbands and wives make a new deal.

3. Stop The Abortion Apologies by Irin Carmon of Salon.com asks a question of the mushy middle: What has “compromise” on abortion meant but worse outcomes for pregnant women?

4. Sandra Fluke’s Speech Made Republicans Crazy. Which Is Just What The Democrats Want by Amanda Marcotte of Slate.com discusses the social media reaction of some well-known republicans to Ms. Fluke’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.

5. Michelle Obama’s Children Come First. Should They? by KJ Dell’Antonia of The New York Times Motherlode blog looks at the persistent debate over women’s achievements professionally and as mothers.

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