The modern man is constantly applauded for “helping out around the house.” In fact, the younger the man is the more egalitarian the division of housework is in his relationships. While I do appreciate his new-found desire to pull his own weight, I hate the word used to describe it — “help” — as if cleaning ...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant servers decide that my male dining partner should get the bill. The assumption that the man should pay in the restaurant is archaic. The waiters don’t know what our relationship is and any assumption is ...
As a modern woman, no concept is more difficult for me to grasp asking for help. Some things are fine. I can ask for a shoulder to cry on or a book to borrow without any worries. It is only when I enter the realm of the “manly” that my tongue sticks to the roof ...
I hate wearing makeup. Frankly, I’m just too lazy to bother. I’d rather sleep in the extra ten minutes (Twenty? How long does it take to create the full effect anyways?) in the morning and go to work au naturale than bother with makeup. I don’t think I’m alone in this. There are plenty of ...
We all know about the wage gap. In the US, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. They don’t do much better in the UK, earning 79p for every pound their penis-carrying colleagues take home. It is estimated that women have to work 13 more years before retirement. But none of this ...
I am sick and tired of health professionals treating me like an imbecile. I recently went to a family planning clinic and had to fight to get the contraception I wanted. I have also had conversations with well-meaning doctors ordering me not to take certain contraceptive options. They don’t understand that it’s my body, my choice, ...
Men find bras annoying, but they have no idea. Their only difficulty comes in the removal. We have to deal with the entire brassiere life cycle. Our excitement upon receiving our first adult garment quickly waned when we attempted to put it on for the first time (they’re called training bras for a reason). Posters ...
Why do men assume all women are young? Or stupid? Or immature? I can’t stand it when they call me darling or dear or love. I am not their love or dear or darling. These are usually men I have never met before but who I deal with on a professional basis. Calling me a ...
All women are beautiful. Tyra Banks wants us to believe it, Dove wants us to believe it, we probably want to believe it — but it is a lie. Not all women are beautiful. A tiny minority can claim that title, the best the most of us can hope for is pretty. The parameters change ...
Why are men so scared of women cutting their hair? I have had long luscious locks for most of my life and every now and then consider chopping it all off because it can be so much hassle to take care of. And on many occasions men have absolutely flipped out that I am thinking ...
We all know that toy advertisements use a lot of gender stereotypes in their commercials. Girls get Barbies, clothes,...
Don’t worry if you have bad sex the first time you are with someone. New partners can be awkward...
I like to give credit where it’s due and recently I found myself whooping with delight at Britain’s Got...
Dear Madame X, I’ve heard that taking prenatal vitamins can help your nails, hair and can even relieve some...
Anne Fine’s Fly in the Ointment takes me quickly through the life of Lois, whose son is dead after...
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their...
Take a look at how Barbie and Playboy Bunnies have influenced each other – an amazing similarity!
Men like peeing outside. That’s a fact. Of course, they are well equipped to do so, with a handy...
