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The Biggest Myth About the Gender Wage Gap
The real gap isn't between men and women doing the same job. It's between the different jobs that men and women take.
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When Men Experience Sexism
There are some practices and policies that are unfair to men. But this fact should unite men with feminists, not drive them apart.
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How Marital Infidelity Became America's Last Sexual Taboo
As Americans increasingly embrace a range of behaviors, they're less and less permissive of cheating.
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Mrs. & Mrs. Smith: How Some Gay Couples Reclaim Old Marriage Traditions
Same-sex couples approach the age-old issues of changing their last names and deciding what to call their partners.
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Even Women Who Graduate From Harvard Aren't Immune to the Wage Gap
A survey of this year's graduating class shows men much more likely to earn high salaries than women.
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Questions to Consider Before Getting Married, Whether You're Straight or Gay
Twelve topics that the Dean of the National Cathedral encourages engaged couples to discuss
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'You Ain't Ruined': How Thomas Hardy Took On Victorian-Era Purity Culture
The novelist and poet's writing pushed back against the idea that a woman's virtue is tied to her virginity.
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The Real Problem With the 'Babies Are a Focus-Killer' Theory: Bad for Business
Yes, hedge-fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones's recent remarks were crude and sexist—but they're based on an outdated definition of success.
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The Poignant, Unexpected Marriage Lessons in Seeking Asian Female
A documentary about Caucasian men who seek out Eastern brides manages to subvert many of the stereotypes it seeks to explore.
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The Link Between Marriage Rates and Suicide Is Questionable
The number of older men taking their own lives isn't going up, even though fewer and fewer of them are married.
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Why Some Evangelicals Are Trying to Stop Obsessing Over Pre-Marital Sex
"I'm done splitting my sexuality into pieces."
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Cheating on Your Spouse Is Bad; Divorcing Your Spouse Is Not
That's what Americans think, according to a new Gallup poll.
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Are Same-Sex Couples a Model for How to Revive Heterosexual Marriage?
Liza Mundy and Hanna Rosin discuss insights from decades of social science research.
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Gail Albert Halaban The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss
Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about living in harmony?
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Thomas Allen The Rise and Fall of Charm in American Men
Few possess it, and few want to. Explaining men's ambivalent relationship with an amoral virtue.
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Masturbation Is at the Root of the Culture Wars
"Tell me how you really feel about masturbation, and I can more or less predict how you'll feel about the more frequently debated 'sex war' issues."
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Toward a More Expansive Definition of 'Princess'
There should be options beyond tomboy (like Merida) and girly girl (like Cinderella).
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There Are Plenty of Reasons Why Parents May Read More With Their Daughters
Understanding a new study that finds girls get more reading time with their parents than boys
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You Don't Have to Have Kids to Be a Great Mother
Childless women have found other ways to nurture—including adopting pets and providing guidance to young relatives and school-age girls.
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Hey, the Gender-Role Revolution Started Way Before the Millennial Generation
The problem with saying that young people today are in "a generation of adjustment" when it comes to women in the workplace.
