Topic: Gender

Anything Women Can Do Guys Can Do, Too: A Trend-Story Story

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Men can blow dry hair and wear makeup just like women can. There has been progress for makeup-wearing men. Will we ever reach a place when the "What, men are doing this, too?" trend story can retire? 

By John Hudson

Jan 19, 2010

From Breadmaker to Breadwinner

More women out-earn and out-smart their husbands, a new Pew study concludes: how is this affecting marriages and families?

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By Heather Horn

Dec 10, 2009

Brits Go Batty Over the Color Pink

Is pink just a nice color for girls, or is something more sinister at work?

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By Mara Gay

Nov 19, 2009

Are the New Mammogram Guidelines Sexist?

Female columnists argue that the recommendations are overly concerned with women's "anxiety"

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By Heather Horn

Nov 12, 2009

Fighting for the Future of Feminism

The Palin-Clinton divide proves fodder for a debate about identity politics and what feminism really means

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 9, 2009

Good Question!

Is the Media Pushing Women From Politics?

Meghan McCain says harsh criticism dissuades young women from seeking office

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By Max Fisher

Oct 29, 2009

Lightning Rod

'Maureen Dowd Is Sad'

The sissy-hating columnist is worried Obama is too masculine

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By Heather Horn

Oct 28, 2009

Lightning Rod

Freakonomics to Women: Sell Sex!

Best-selling economists give advice on the world's oldest job

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By Mara Gay

Oct 28, 2009

In Obama White House, Basketball Is a Boy's Game

Two female columnists scheme to gain their own intimate access to the president

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By Mara Gay

Oct 20, 2009

Odds Still Stacked Against a Woman President

Columnists say female politicians -- like all working women -- still have the cards stacked against them

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By Mara Gay

Oct 1, 2009

Debunking the Stay-at-Home-Mom Myth

A landmark study suggests that women need to have more choices and to be judged less

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By Mara Gay

Sep 17, 2009

Caster Semenya's Stonewall Moment

Controversy over the South African track star brings the intersex debate out of the closet

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By Mara Gay

Sep 11, 2009

'She's a Woman ... and a Man!'

Outrage from women pundits as the intersex track star is mocked before the world

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By Mara Gay

Aug 18, 2009

Jenny Sanford as the Good Wife

Women commentators are made nauseous as Vogue paints a glowing portrait of Jenny Sanford.

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