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The Ethical Implications of Parents Writing About Their Kids
Tips for spotting a problematic new genre: parental overshare
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The High Price of Being Single in America
Over a lifetime, unmarried people can pay upwards of $1 million more than their married counterparts for health care, taxes, and more.
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The Long, Complicated History of Mamas in Country Music
The mother often represents morality and good intentions—which is both good and bad for portrayals of women in music.
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Forget Online Dating: Here's Something That Might Really Hurt Monogamy
Why worry about Match.com? Let's talk about about America's dearth of educated men.
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Why Men Have Nipples, in One Colorful Animated Video
A short by AsapSCIENCE explains that both men and women are "female" in the first stage of human development.
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One Dad's Ill-Fated Battle Against the Princesses
He tried to keep Cinderella and Rapunzel away from his daughters, but the girls found them anyway.
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What It's Like to Be a Woman Who Plays Professional Poker
As Vanessa Selbst's impressive career shows, it's possible for female players to succeed in this male-dominated world—but challenges remain.
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The Real Cowboy, the Real Feminist
The week after the release of her new book extolling their relationship, Alisa Valdes reveals that her cowboy abused her.
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Creaky Voice: Yet Another Example of Young Women's Linguistic Ingenuity
If you want to see where the language is going, you find a young, urban woman.
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'Don't Ask, Don't Get': How to Fix the Gender Gap in Salary Negotiations
Many women have trouble asking for more money at work—but it doesn't have to be that way.
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The Lure of Online Dating Is Not, in Fact, Irresistible
Why monogamy is probably safe, even in the face of appealing new technology
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Why American Pro-Life Dollars Are Pouring Into Ireland
Abortion opponents in the U.S. see the country as one of their last European allies.
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Most People I Know Date Online Because They Want Love, Not Sex
Men and women alike go on Match.com and OkCupid to make real connections.
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Sympathy for the Nice Guys of OkCupid
The now-defunct Tumblr is a portrait of loneliness and romantic frustration.
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Why Female Pop Stars Are Better at Singing About Sex
Unlike their male counterparts, they know how to be coy.
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One Possible, Troubling Outcome of Online Dating: More Social Inequality
White men are the most sought-after group on OkCupid, while black women are the least.
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The Pros and Cons of Being a Woman Who Drinks With Her Colleagues
Having a beer at work can foster closeness with co-workers, but it can also lead to compromising situations.
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Woman Rejects Feminism, Continues to Disdain Femininity
All too often, supporters of gender equality end up degrading traditional femininity. A new memoir falls into this trap.
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The Many Problems With Online Dating's Radical Efficiency
It makes it too easy to find people, to ditch people, and most importantly, to date people who are similar to us.
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Chiaki Tsukumo / Reuters The American Woman Who Wrote Equal Rights Into Japan's Constitution
As a 22-year-old military aide, Beate Sirota Gordon gave Japan's new founding document its own version of the Equal Rights Amendment.
