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The Friday Five

By Role/Reboot Staff

April 27, 2012

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

1. As Women Grow Older, Daughter Becomes The Favorite by Amina Khan of the Los Angeles Times says that a study of cellphone calls and text messages finds that as women age, their focus shifts from their husband to their adult daughter.

2. I’ve Got Baby Fever by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com asks: Could there be real science behind the old cliche of a woman's biological clock? She didn't believe it—until now.

3. Friends for Life? Wait Till Kids Enter the Picture by Judith Warner of The New York Times says nothing can sink a friendship like differences over parenting.

4. ‘Sexy Baby’ Documents How the Cyber Age Changed Women and Sex by Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast looks at a new documentary premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival that explores the relationship between women and sex in the online era.

5. Rise of the Dad Wars by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com says that increasingly, women aren’t the only ones being criticized for choosing to stay at home with their kids.