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Our G-Spot Obsession

Our G-Spot Obsession

April 11, 2012 No Comments

How many times have scientists reportedly “discovered” that the female G-spot does or does not exist? More than I can count. But they’ve done it again. A new study has confirmed that women can orgasm from sex without any stimulation of the clitoris. Scientists found that clitoral and vaginal orgasms are completely separate and activate ...

Narcissism: Unhealthy For Men But Not For Women

Narcissism: Unhealthy For Men But Not For Women

January 24, 2012 No Comments

Narcissism is characterized by vanity, a sense of entitlement, manipulation of others and an excessive love of oneself. These traits are probably familiar. But now the personality flaw has another characteristic: a health hazard. Researchers found that narcissism may be damaging to a man’s health but not to a woman’s. Undergraduate students were tested for ...

Science Once Again “Proves” That Men Are Dominant, Women Emotional

Science Once Again “Proves” That Men Are Dominant, Women Emotional

January 5, 2012 No Comments

That significant other you are living with may be as different from you as someone from outer space, according to new psychological research. A new study suggests that the personalities of men and women are dramatically different and have been underestimated in other research. The study surveyed 10,000 people using a new form of personality ...

Is Sex Ed Too Little, Too Late?

Is Sex Ed Too Little, Too Late?

December 22, 2011 1 Comment

About seven percent of teen girls are having group sex, according to a recent study conducted by the New York Academy of Medicine. They looked at any sexual experience from a modest threesome to the more advanced orgy. Of the 328 14 to 20-year-olds surveyed, over half said they were pressured and 43 percent claim ...

Excellence In Science? Yep, Women Can Do That Too

Excellence In Science? Yep, Women Can Do That Too

November 3, 2011 No Comments

Brenda Milner is one of the most prominent neuroscientists of our time, earning many awards in her long career. But she is now being given possibly one of the biggest so far, the prestigious Pearl Meister Greengard Prize which recognizes female scientists who have helped make large advances in biomedical science. The panel for the award ...

We’re All Optimists In Front Of The Mirror

We’re All Optimists In Front Of The Mirror

October 27, 2011 No Comments

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered what you really look like? Well, stop. Scientists have determined you don’t really want to know. In an experiment, people were asked to pick an accurate picture of their own face. Some pictures were normal, some were photoshopped to look better and others to look worse. ...

Even Men Get Baby Fever

Even Men Get Baby Fever

August 31, 2011 3 Comments

Men may joke (and groan) about women getting the baby itch, but it seems that they also get the urge as they age. Although a large part of catching the fever may have something to do with social pressures, “both sexes may have an instinctive internal reaction which makes them yearn for parenthood,” according to ...

Is The Wage Gap Our Fault?

Is The Wage Gap Our Fault?

August 5, 2011 1 Comment

Winning the fight for equal pay is central to reaching gender equality. But what if the wage gap wasn’t just the result of gender discrimination? What if we women were creating it? Kay Hymowitz argues that women are choosing to work less hours on less demanding jobs than men, especially when they’ve started a family. ...

The Family That Sleeps Together, Stays Together

The Family That Sleeps Together, Stays Together

August 1, 2011 No Comments

Allowing your child to spend the night in the your bed, also known as co-sleeping, is not detrimental to the child’s behavior, according to new research. American parents have always been terrified to allow their child to be too cuddly and welcome in their bed for too long. Being too comfortable and loving could mean ...

Mutant Sperm Causes Infertility

Mutant Sperm Causes Infertility

July 22, 2011 No Comments

Infertility is often a problem mostly associated with women but a new studyhas just uncovered a genetic mutation in men that lowers their partners’ chances of giving birth by 30 percent. Researchers from the University of California, Davis have found that around one in every 250 men has a genetic mutation that stops the production ...

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Girls’ Bikes Suck

It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

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