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Pick Your Poison: Frail Reed or Sturdy Oak

Western civilization has fostered a few female archetypes, among them the damsel in distress and the Amazon warrior. Neither is particularly apt today. Damsels seem to have vanished with the Wild West...

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Making Science Girl-Friendly Pays Gender Dividends

If you want to interest girls in science, show how it will help them investigate stereotypically feminine concerns like caring for their skin and hair, says a just-published study in the British...

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An Evolutionary Explanation for Fear of Female Promiscuity

Although the current debate over contraception coverage has largely been framed in religious-freedom terms, the controversy clearly reflects a continuing discomfort with female promiscuity, at least...

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