Home » Topics » men and women
Study debunks notion that men and women are psychologically distinct
A first-of-its-kind study to be published in the February issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has dealt a devastating blow to the notion that men and women are fundamentally different when it comes to how they think and act. “Although gender differences on average are not under…
Planning Your Wedding Before Meeting Your Spouse, and Other Subtle Narratives Rejecting Love
Huh, I have a minor disagreement with Jill. I agree with her that most people who read the weird New York Times story about women who spend years planning a wedding without even having a potential groom in mind read it as a “bitches are crazy” story, but the story…
Saudi authorities order shops to erect sex-segregation walls
Saudi authorities have ordered shops employing both men and women to build separation walls to enforce the strict segregation laws of the ultra-conservative kingdom, local press reported Monday. The order that was issued by labour minister Adel Faqih also had the stamp of Abdullatif al-Sheikh, the head of the Commission…
Better Fathers and Husbands Through Feminism
You knew it was coming. It’s so obvious that mass shooting—and the general problem of men who feel entitled to take out their rage by killing others—is a problem that stems in no small part from male privilege generally, and so those who strongly believe that straight men should be…
Gap between men and women in polling reaches near historic high
An analysis published Sunday by FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver in the New York Times shows that polling reveals that women’s candidate preferences differ dramatically from men’s in a gap greater than nearly any time in modern history. “If only women voted, President Obama would be on track for a landslide re-election,…
Scientists get under skin of tattooed tipplers
PARIS — French scientists said Monday they have found evidence proving the stereotype that people who sport tattoos and piercings are heavier drinkers. Alcohol tests performed on nearly 2,000 young men and women frequenting bars in the west of France showed a strong correlation between body art and boozing, they…
Why is women’s sexuality so scary?
Yesterday, my speculation about the individual motives of a lot of people who are jumping on the “take away the birth control” campaign was that for a lot of them, they believe—rightly or wrongly—that the missed out on the sexual revolution and they’ll be damned if other people a good…
Raleigh, Burlington ranked healthiest U.S. cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Women in the United States looking to adopt a healthier lifestyle might consider moving south, while heading north could be a better option for men. Raleigh in North Carolina has been rated the healthiest U.S. city for women, while Burlington, Vermont has earned the same accolade for men,…
New study shows women get punished for seeking raises
The notion that business women don’t ask for a salary increase or high positions more often then their male counterparts has been proven untrue, according to a report from the Catalyst institute. In fact, the study revealed that there was no major difference between the number of men and women…
Study: Men, women more psychologically different than thought
WASHINGTON — Mars and Venus are much further apart than previously thought — and we’re not talking about planets. In research by three European psychologists, using a new model for analyzing personality differences between men and women, claimed the gap between the genders has been sorely underestimated in previous studies.…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Sen. Leahy chides colleagues for killing LGBT equality in immigration bill
- CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tells atheist tornado survivor: ‘You gotta thank the Lord’
- Obama does not want Fox News reporter James Rosen prosecuted: spokesman
- Muslim religious leaders meet with Holocaust survivors in Poland
- Rescuers dig for life after tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma
- Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction
- Bradley Manning trial to be closed for some testimony: judge
- ACLU condemns prosecution of Florida teen over lesbian relationship
- FBI faces lawsuit over secret surveillance of prominent anti-war website
- NYPD detective allegedly hacked 40 email accounts to spy on ex-girlfriend
Commentary
The Orange Couch does Mad Men: S7E8, “The Crash”
By Amanda Marcotte
An open letter to the Center for Inquiry
By Amanda Marcotte
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
