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There Are Only Three Kinds of Jobs Where Women Earn More Than Men
Counselors, health technicians, and part-time workers.
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Wikimedia Commons An Austrian Bearded Drag Queen Sparks a Eurovision Scandal
Conchita Wurst's entry has caused some 2,000 Belarusians to petition to prevent next year's song contest from being broadcast there, complaining that it has become "a hotbed of sodomy."
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Reuters The Only Pictures of Michelle Obama With Elmo and Rosita You Need to See
Sometimes being first lady looks like the weirdest nonpaying job in the world. Wednesday was one of those days.
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Can't Find Women for Your Tech Conference?
Maybe you're just bad at searching the Internet.
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Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Only 23% of Republicans Want More Women Elected to Congress
The partisan gap on the importance of electing women is enormous.
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Wellcome Institute Why Do Witches Ride Brooms? (NSFW)
You're never going to look at sweeping the same way again.
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What Parks and Recreation Could Learn From Grey's Anatomy About Friendship
Unlike Parks, with its lovely but one-sided central platonic pairing, Grey's demonstrates just how dynamic a duo can be when neither party is the sidekick.
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Courtesy Lori Duron My Son Chooses to Be Alice (in Wonderland)
“If you wear a girl’s costume, some people may ask you questions or wonder why you’re dressed like a girl,” I explained. “I know," he replied.
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Reuters Sorry, Marriage Is a 'Luxury Good'
Today, the poor aren't just more likely to get divorced. They're more likely to avoid marriage entirely.
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Reuters Stop Calling Marriage a 'Luxury Good'
If you want to talk about economic inequality in matrimony, don't just look at the weddings. Look at the divorces.
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Reuters Women: The Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Gun Violence
A young organization in Boston works to prevent sisters, girlfriends, and wives from becoming unwitting accomplices to shootings, and spreads awareness in the process.
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Reuters We Need More Women in Tech: The Data Prove It
Male dominance in the field is bad for women, and bad for the industry, as well.
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jeffeaton/flickr Marijuana and the Modern Lady
What it means that more women are defending pot as a natural form of relaxation
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This Is How Doctors Treated 'The Menopause' in 1953
It’s nothing that a little explanation, reassurance, and mild sedation can't fix.
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Thomas White / Reuters Social Media Is Redefining 'Depression'
Online communities like those on Tumblr are perpetuating ideas of "beautiful suffering," confusing what it means to be clinically depressed.
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Reuters Hillary Clinton's Endless Fight
Gender issues remain unsolved, still.
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Kristina Alexanderson/Flickr 90% of Wikipedia's Editors Are Male—Here's What They're Doing About It
The group that oversees the free encyclopedia is trying to fix a years-old problem.
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AP Photo A Hairy Chest Makes a Man
Humans veered toward bare skin when the cost-benefit analysis favored having "fewer parasites" over a "warming, furry coat." But does it make me seem less virile?
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Bisexuality on TV: It's Getting Better
Depictions of bisexuality are few in number and often still based on stereotypes, but the quality of their portrayals is improving thanks to shows like The Good Wife and Revenge.
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America's Most Popular Boys' Names Since 1960, in 1 Spectacular GIF
An infographic depiction of the epic battle between "Michael" and "Jacob"
