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The Particular Struggles of Rural Women
Women outside cities tend to marry earlier, have limited access to good healthcare, and experience higher rates of domestic violence.
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Why Do So Many Father-Daughter Movies = Feisty Kid + Bumbling Dad?
Starting with Beauty and the Beast animated films have favored the trope—for good reason.
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Son-in-Law: Blessing or Intruder?
Depends on if you're American or Indian: a look at how two different cultures approach family-blending.
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How Independent Should Spouses Be?
"We hardly see each other, and we each have our own lives," Lyudmila Putin told a reporter last week as she and her husband announced their divorce.
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What If Maintaining Desire Isn't a Major Goal of Your Marriage?
"One of the things that's great about marriage is that it frees you from the constant, incessant treadmill of sexual obsession."
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The End of the Battle of the Sexes
The rise of women does not have to lead to the fall of men.
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Graphic Lesbian Sex Is Not What Makes Blue Is the Warmest Colour Radical
This year's Palme d'Or winner is getting a lot of attention for its explicit sex scenes. But the book it's based on has a much more thought-provoking message.
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The Secret to Being Both a Successful Writer and a Mother: Have Just One Kid
A large number of female authors are parents of only children.
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What Being Editor in Chief of Playgirl Taught Me About Female Desire
The case for abandoning the myth that "women aren't visual."
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Turns Out Women Have Really, Really Strong Sex Drives: Can Men Handle It?
A new book questions the conventional wisdom about female desire. What now?
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Marriage Policy Encourages One Spouse to Stay Home and the Other to Work
How will this affect same-sex couples as they gain more and more legal rights?
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When Women Don't Take Credit for Their Own Good Work
Women resist calling attention to their accomplishments when they work in groups with men, a series of new studies suggests.
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Why Do So Many Women Think Anthony Weiner 'Deserves a Second Chance'?
Two dads discuss the former congressman's New York mayoral candidacy.
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How to Live in a World Where Marriage Is in Decline
Public policy should catch up with the reality that fewer and fewer children are being raised in homes with two married parents.
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'There Were No Models': Growing Up in the 70s With an Out Gay Dad
An interview with Alysia Abbott about her new book, "Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father"
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Unequal, Unfair, and Unhappy: The 3 Biggest Myths About Marriage Today
Most married couples with children are satisfied with their relationships.
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Family-Friendly University Policies Don't Work as Well as They Should
New research shows they're applied unevenly, and that faculty members who use them are viewed as unserious about their jobs.
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Nala From The Lion King Should Be a Disney Princess
So what if she's a lion?
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Danny Moloshok/Reuters What About the Guys Who Do Fit the 'Gay Stereotype'?
The male athletes who've come out recently reinforce the obvious: Gay men can be masculine. But people should also be accepting of men, gay or straight, who don't conform to traditional gender norms.
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I'm Gay, but I'm Not Switching to a Church That Supports Gay Marriage
With so many options for gay Christians, why stick with the Catholic church?
