Topic: Friday Five

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why Men Need Women by Adam Grant of The New York Times says the mere presence of female family members—even infants—can be enough to nudge men toward being generous, studies show. 2. A Kid Is […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. It’s Time For An End To ‘Women’s Stories’ by Anna North of Salon.com says the never-ending parade of features about college hookup culture and other ‘women’s topics’ is hurting everyone. 2. The New York Times […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Susan Sarandon Says She’s Not A Feminist: Why She Dumped The Label by Lizzie Crocker of The Daily Beast says Susan Sarandon may have been outspoken on women’s issues, but she calls the word ‘old-fashioned.’ […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. What The Rising Number Of Single Dads Says About Fatherhood In General by Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic says nearly a quarter of single parents in the United States are men—a sign of how fathers […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Gay Marriage Fight Could Change How People Thing About All Marriages by Liza Mundy of The Atlantic says explores the psychic impact of the movement in Maine, where voters recently legalized gay marriage. 2. […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Declining Demand For Husbands by Nancy Folbre of The New York Times says the marriage market might work better if men were more flexible about changing gender roles and more willing to help out […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Wedding Industry’s Pricey Little Secret by Will Oremus of Slate.com says that widely used “average wedding cost” figure is grossly misleading, and offers a much more accurate number. 2. What Happens To Women Who […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Triumph Of The Working Mother by Stephanie Coontz of The New York Times says those mothers who stay at home report more sadness, anger, and depression. 2. When Women Don’t Take Credit For Their […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Work-Life Ways To Go by Ellen Galinsky of The Daily Beast says it’s not a women’s issue, or a children’s issue, or a strictly personal issue. It’s about how we are as a nation—and […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Overspending Has Become A Modern Form Of Mating Deception by Anna Broadway of The Atlantic says living beyond one’s means can make dating easier, but it leads to problems as a relationship gets more serious. […]

  • 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 Motherhood Is Changing Dramatically—In 11 Graphs by Derek Thompson of The Atlantic says moms are different these days. They’re more likely to have gone to college, more likely to work full-time, less likely to […]

  • The Friday Five

    This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Horror In Cleveland: Why The Warning Signs Went Ignored by Katie J.M. Baker of Jezebel says the willful ignorance of police and neighbors is a not-so-hyperbolic metaphor for what millions of domestic abuse survivors experience […]