If you’re a woman, forget drinking the new version of Dr. Pepper. It’s for men only. At least it’s so heavily marketed towards men that we’re safe calling the Dr. Pepper Ten (for ten “manly” calories) ad campaign an extreme example of “manvertizing.” However, it goes beyond just targeting men. At the end of the ...
Your husband may think he’s not ready to be a father, but once he is, his body will clue in and make sure the job is done right. Researchers looked at 624 men in the Philippines for 4.5 years and discovered that they had lower levels of testosterone after the birth of their children. Why? ...
Unfortunately a lot of men think that they are not allowed to cry and that it is a sign of weakness — but they couldn’t be further from the truth. The Irish Times interviewed men from 19 to 76 to find out why men cry and it seems they get teary for just the same ...
What is feminism’s next battle? Men. No, not fighting them, but championing their causes. After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Newsweek has declared the battle of the sexes over, and quoted Gloria Steinem saying: “Women’s liberation is men’s liberation too.” Apparently the fact that we need men is news ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
