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Understanding Out-of-Wedlock Births in Black America
Revisiting the controversial Moynihan Report
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The Discovery of What It Means to Be a Man
What I learned about the so-called "masculinity crisis" as I transitioned from female to male
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Thomas Peter / Reuters Memoirs of an Un-Smiling Woman
How does it feel to grow up with people constantly asking you, "What's the matter, sweetheart?"
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'Let's Do Something Different': The End of the World's Leading 'Ex-Gay' Ministry
An interview with Exodus International president Alan Chambers, who just announced that the organization will shut down.
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Javier Jaén Benavides Changing Diapers Changes Everything
Ideas of the Year 2013
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Ross MacDonald Home Economics: The Link Between Work-Life Balance and Income Equality
The central conflict of domestic life right now isn't men versus women or mothers versus fathers; it's the family against money.
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Why Do So Many People Like Looking at Images of Women Committing Suicide?
Drawings, paintings, and photographs of dead young women have been popular for centuries.
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When Men Want to Talk About Abortion
How to process the complicated emotions that arise from ending a pregnancy
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Library of Congress Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School
Instead, help them channel their energy into productive tasks.
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Don Draper Was Raped
Mad Men's non-consensual encounter between a young, frightened Dick Whitman and a prostitute didn't generate as much chatter as its gender-reversed scenario might have. Why?
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21 Examples of 'Serious Journalism' From Women's Magazines and Websites
A recent article in The New Republic wonders why women's publications don't get credit for tackling complex, important topics.
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When Rape Is a Fantasy
Is it possible to reconcile sexual fantasy and sexual violence?
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The Tired, Outdated Parenthood Clichés in Father's and Mother's Day Cards
Did you know that dads love golf and moms work too hard?
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Vivek Prakash / Reuters The Distinct, Positive Impact of a Good Dad
How fathers contribute to their kids' lives
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Auto-Repair Shops Tend to Overcharge Women, Except When They Don't
"It's easy to imagine employees in male-dominated work environments like car-repair shops succumbing to gender stereotypes."
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I'm Gay, My Dad's a Pastor, and ... We're Working on It
A father and a son struggle to understand each other.
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The Dalai Lama Says Female Leaders Are More Compassionate ... Hmm
"If the circumstances are such that a female Dalai Lama is more useful, then automatically a female Dalai Lama will come," he said.
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In the 1950s and '60s, the NSA Held a Beauty Pageant
Yes: tiaras and sashes and all
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YouTube Is My Father
Not really, of course—but it has taught me to tie a tie, change a flat tire, and more.
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When Conservative Senators Sound Like Anti-Porn Feminists
The feminist movement should continue to have a robust pro-free-speech wing.
