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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Gender ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest gender content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 800-year-old 'hugging skeletons' are genetically confirmed as Poland's only medieval same-sex double burial ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two skeletons found in an embrace next to a 13th-century Polish cathedral were both women, an ancient DNA analysis confirms, but their relationship remains a mystery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sandee Oster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8NviuuCsSS8Pq6wP7G2JGk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Magdalena Przysiężna-Pizarska ]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GeU6hCVCkvW3LzY5jn8cim-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:02:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xv8Dx7yzAWKrqdNv5gVbQm-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Ash Pendant is a round, silver Viking Age accessory depicting a pregnant woman.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a round silver pendant showing a pregnant woman]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do archaeologists figure out the sex of a skeleton? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists can estimate a person's sex with 95% accuracy, but many experts are focused on what can be learned about humans outside the male/female gender binary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pb7zDuQJKhsRmpvkdCNA9i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have several methods that can help determine the biological sex of a skeleton.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a human skeleton]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:40:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uiNFKLoiK23F3svi5pxHon-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jack Hudson]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why genetic testing can't always reveal the sex of a baby ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gender and sex are more complicated than X and Y chromosomes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 20:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:29:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Maggie Ruderman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fgQyf7S8t6nBnod9h7KLym-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Though genetic testing may seem like it can tell us everything about a baby, X and Y chromosomes aren&#039;t everything.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of two strands of DNA, one blue and one pink, with tiny X and Y chromosomes in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st-ever ancient case of Turner syndrome, with just 1 X chromosome instead of 2, found in ancient DNA ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new DNA technique has detected evidence in Iron Age skeletons of Turner, Klinefelter and Down syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:21:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XThLWkqJbkzFTUVmtn3zZk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An individual with Klinefelter syndrome was found at this medieval cemetery in Longwall Quad, Magdalen College at Oxford.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People in yellow safety vests work at a dirt covered medieval cemetery in Longwall Quad, Magdalen College under excavation.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the most popular color in the world? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/34105-favorite-colors.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The most popular color can vary by culture, gender and time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:46:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4KD6wx4QrgRQ9NCo9ghdU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The most popular color can vary by culture, gender and time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman holding up a color palette]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does transgender mean? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54949-transgender-definition.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The term transgender describes people whose gender identity differs from the sex to which they were assigned at birth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:02:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:38:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCMoVWtTZXCnM727WeuYeM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Waving a transgender flag during a gay pride march.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Waving a transgender flag during a gay pride march.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why women make way less than men do in more religious places ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The more religious a country or state, the bigger the gap in earnings between men and women. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:37:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mXvscCDS8Hp7Xnip445KYj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;Fearless Girl&quot; statue was installed in front of the bronze &quot;Charging Bull&quot; in New York City for International Women&#039;s Day in March 2017, to draw attention to the gender pay gap and lack of gender diversity on corporate boards in the financial sector. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The &quot;Fearless Girl&quot; statue was installed in front of the bronze &quot;Charging Bull&quot; in New York City for International Women&#039;s Day in March 2017, to draw attention to the gender pay gap and lack of gender diversity on corporate boards in the financial sector. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the Y chromosome dying out? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We've got good news for men. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dUNGZJnXfL9y6UKFPQxecM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Y chromosome may be in trouble.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Y chromosome may be in trouble.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic childcare is way more stressful for moms than dads ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/pandemic-work-from-home.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Staying at home has mixed effects on gender equality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mHHhVJTWj3YFshPeYsyNyk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did bachelor and bachelorette parties get started? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Debauchery didn't become a common theme until the Sexual Revolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Ft8rGzR5HtPpFmKuxEWX5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Sexist Ideas That Once Plagued Science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ever had a wandering womb? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:31:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qhGbdM2c72CdVozUVHNKjA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First-Ever All-Female Antarctic Expedition Busts Women's Endurance Myth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Women who trekked across Antarctica in the first-ever all-female expedition broke more than gender norms — they also busted this gender myth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:43:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cXEtPGwXiaayUgbGuWX3Ln-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yes, Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women. Here's Why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63324-men-women-weight-loss-difference.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Women who have gone on a diet alongside men may have noticed a frustrating outcome: The pounds seem to fall off the men, while stubbornly sticking to women. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVa4GfyCeCPtvGRAcTec9D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Parents and Doctors Can Support Transgender Children ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's a lot of misinformation out there for parents about doctors and gender non-conforming and transgender children. Here's the truth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:17:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9upME8EiY3BVj4TYq9WEA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's How a Transgender Woman Breast-Fed for 6 Weeks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A transgender woman was able to produce enough milk to breast-feed her partner's newborn baby for six weeks, according to a new report of the case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:04:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hFDgT5GveDm9bFLGE9NLLm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When Do Children Develop Their Gender Identity? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61219-when-do-children-develop-gender-identity.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gender is more of a flexible state than most people think. And as children, we start out thinking more flexibly about gender than we do as adults. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:20:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vanessa LoBue ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/shoSzMMV2crFrPgLaYUoVM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A child&#039;s concept of gender seems to develop between the ages of 3 and 5, research suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Little boy is playing in the preparation of a meal on a plastic toy kitchen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Americans' Well-Being Declines for 1st Time Since 2014 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60899-american-well-being-decline-2017.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After three years of improvement, the well-being of Americans ticked downward in 2017, according to a new poll, though some demographics were spared. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dan Robitzski ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jtKS3ZTDM3DsSTtzmU9CmK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could Men Really Get Pregnant? Why Experts Say It Won't Be Anytime Soon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60873-men-pregnant-uterus-transplant.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A fertility doctor says that in theory, men could attempt to become pregnant as soon as "tomorrow" thanks to advances in uterus transplant surgeries. But others say it won't be anytime soon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GEgPnY5nb96wwXbqfzwKUL-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What the Google Gender 'Manifesto' Really Says about Silicon Valley (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five years after a major sexism scandal, Silicon Valley's misogynist culture remains strong and pervasive – and history reveals the stakes could be as high as the entire U.S. tech sector, says a scientist who studies tech and gender. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:57:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:20:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marie Hicks Assistant Professor of History ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8o6TXQPJrgSURRzU4w3Nj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There is no science to back up any claims that biology makes women less likely to be good engineers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a circuit board]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google Manifesto: Does Biology Explain Gender Disparities in Tech? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60079-biological-differences-men-and-women.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Google employee wrote a manifesto arguing that innate differences between men and women may partly explain the gender gap in tech jobs, but experts say that's off-base ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:42:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:41:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UD7pZSpScuK5uqjYuzwP7K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why We Need to Stop Talking About Work-Life Balance As a 'Female' Struggle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Men and women struggle similarly to balance work and family, meaning that "having it all" is not solely a female struggle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYB4cJgzNGoGuGPNL2rVvc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Turns out, men struggle about as much as women do to juggle work and family life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Oliver H., 42, a married federal employee on 6-month paternity leave, pushes his twin 14-month-old daughters Lotte and Alma in a pram while doing errands near his home on August 31, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That's a Woman's Job: How Do Certain Careers Acquire a Gender? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59955-why-female-jobs-have-less-authority.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why do we consider some occupations 'male' and other 'female'? New research sheds some light on how giving jobs genders hurts everyone, men included. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Thebaud ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QeZbGXAoYB5Y2nTTVXVmkM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Transgender Military Ban: 5 Facts That Rebut Trump’s Claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Donald Trump said today (July 26) that transgender individuals could not serve in the military. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:43:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gtRbazJKrMHxDgno9hVBHN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yes, Dads Give Kids Less-Healthy Food: Here's Why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research shows that dads really do make less-healthy choices when feeding the family — and this can take a toll on moms. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UyzyVeaVhJYWLrZ289V3jY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Men Have Nipples? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32467-why-do-men-have-nipples.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Men can't nurse babies, so why on Earth do they have nipples? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V7RCf8QdADufWm65tm7irE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nipples are a vestige of our early days in the womb.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of the Vitruvian man.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Science of Sexism: Why Workplaces Are So Hard to Change ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59522-science-of-sexism.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The recent case of man in a powerful position making a sexist comment — during a company meeting aimed partly at addressing discrimination against women — raises the question of why gender issues in the workplace are so difficult to quash. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:43:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aR763M4cHyFavpJ4KRsbaF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hair Regrowth Products for Women & Men: Who Pays More? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59434-minoxidil-costs-more-for-women.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Products aimed at regrowing hair cost more when they are marketed to women than when they are marketed to men, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7TBQxJPrNiWUiYNMRCor7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sleepiness and Snoring Tougher for Women, Study Suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59350-sleep-problems-tougher-for-women.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sleep disorders may affect women more severely than men. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o9rZuaF8tmmhuwbSGnVJw4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gender-Confirmation Surgeries on the Rise in US ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59198-gender-confirmation-surgeries-increase.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of surgeries done to confirm a person's gender identity, also referred to as sex reassignment surgeries, has increased in recent years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 15:21:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyfSzbHjkJ7jQj36VDLcWR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Is Estrogen? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38324-what-is-estrogen.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Estrogens are hormones that that are important for sexual and reproductive development, mainly in women. They are also referred to as female sex hormones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PiBQmgLWpbqLVoj6dJDukj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Supremely Annoying: Female SCOTUS Justices Get Interrupted More ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58693-female-supreme-court-justices-interrupted.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Just because a judge makes it to the Supreme Court, that doesn't mean the person gets to speak freely: A new study finds that female justices are interrupted more than male justices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:32:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GyQPDBxcFS8UcwqpjomUt8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Back to the '50s? Many Teens Say Man Should Be in Charge at Home ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58481-teens-want-man-in-charge-at-home.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's high school seniors believe in gender equality at work, but are becoming more traditional in their beliefs about home life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:17:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GDqGPwocT27gMAokFWnCmS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Many teens now believe that everyone is better off if the man is the achiever outside the home while the woman takes care of domestic duties.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[1950s mom feeding her baby.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Combatting Stereotypes: How to Talk to Your Children ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57911-how-to-combat-stereotypes-in-kids.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For young children, how we speak is often more important than what we say. Even 'positive' generalizations can lead children to adopt negative stereotypes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:43:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:20:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marjorie Rhodes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iCrz4Z36T4r5poHtuGjPgE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Studies suggest that as early as first grade, girls are less likely than boys to think other girls are &quot;really, really smart.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a young asian girl at school.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Ways Depression Differs in Men and Women ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56599-depression-differs-men-women-symptoms.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Depression can strike men and women in different ways, research shows. A better understanding of the differences between the sexes may help those with depression, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 07:22:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qULehVgQRVzjzrf7ZjSPeE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Men and women may experience depression in different ways, research shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man and woman in their bedroom]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Women Held Important Role in 'America's 1st City,' Burial Mound Reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The remains of women and a child have been discovered at a burial mound at Cahokia, considered North America's first city, which previously was thought to hold only men, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Seg6V3wWUdHDFpxrvor3zd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An important burial mound belonging to the pre-Columbian city of Cahokia, near present-day St. Louis, contains both men and women, not just men as previous studies had suggested. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cohokia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Doctor Who' Scientists: How Do Women Measure Up? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55601-gendered-roles-doctor-who-scientists.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Does sci-fi show "Doctor Who" portray male and female scientists as equally competent? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:18:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:10:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3RoSMqUyxqtztMYay75eST-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), who appeared as his companion on the series from 2007 through 2010. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unequal Division of Labor in Marriage Ups Risk of Divorce ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the expectations for husbands and wives have changed over time, so have the factors that may affect a couple's risk of divorce, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:10:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RQgtFNgctP7LfMKk2mLTWn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Transgender Identity Is Not a Mental Health Disorder, Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People who have a transgender identity should not be considered as having a mental health disorder, according to a new study from Mexico. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:51:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bdq6urABFUakBNPqhEXjXN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Men with Long Work Hours Cause Families to Suffer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55395-overworked-men-affect-wives-and-families.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Women with families generally feel more rushed than men, largely because their male partners work long hours and leave household labor to them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:28:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:11:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hQPVkrbT7ypBDPGUftGAcm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Losing out on sleep can be linked with eating poorly, studies suggest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man works late, eating fast food.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pretty as a Princess: Disney Movies May Be Making Girls 'Girlier' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55182-disney-princesses-tied-to-gender-stereotypes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What is "Frozen" doing to kids' psyches? New research finds that preschoolers who watch Disney's princess movies are not only more likely to don the sparkling ultrafeminine fashion but also to internalize stereotypical gender roles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VYwdniKUPATMAJYPXyNCXD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male Doctors, Female Nurses: Subconscious Stereotypes Hard to Budge ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55134-subconscious-stereotypes-hard-to-budge.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even when people are faced with cold, hard facts, stereotypes hang tight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:56:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:41:13 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9typFVEcobVwRa8EKD7wzk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Consciously, this image fits with your beliefs. But subconsciously, many of us still hold gender stereotypes that suggest men are doctors and women are nurses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman surgeon with mask on]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Income Inequality: Is There a Grooming Gap? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54829-income-attractiveness-men-women.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent study suggests that appearance matters when it comes to income — but putting more effort into how you look has a bigger payoff for women. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 15:31:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:42:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TpaMjZUKwkpVrnFTGpp4Kn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Weird History of Gender-Segregated Bathrooms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54692-why-bathrooms-are-gender-segregated.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gender-segregated bathrooms originally arose to allow women to travel more widely in public spaces. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 21:58:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:42:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3PwXSJVKvf9teBXYnpF5NE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Women in Combat: Physical Differences May Mean Uphill Battle ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52998-women-combat-gender-differences.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The military has officially opened all combat positions to both men and women, but there are still big differences in the strength of average men and women. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:38:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:40:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h8oqe7wbmquhN89h3MXYNA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Round for Round: Women's Drinking Rates Catching Up to Men's ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52892-men-women-drinking-patterns.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Men are still the big drinkers in the United States, but the gender gap is closing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vvfGyTYfKF4PpEZAEdnnj5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gay Conversion Therapy Harms Minors, Government Says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52507-federal-report-decries-gay-conversion.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new federal report argues that gay conversion therapy shouldn't be offered to minors, because there's no evidence it works and some evidence it is harmful. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:12:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gZNXYkVfrA9UrKp9wyLwiE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The origins of same-sex orientation still prove divisive in the United States.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Insecure Men May Be More Prone to Violence ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51979-masculinity-gender-norms-violence.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers found that men who feel they fall short of society's "macho man" standards and are unhappy about it may be more likely to commit violent assaults using weapons than men who are comfortable with their masculinity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:03:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:53:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aZSueN3amg22HQDoZKRLnn-1280-80.jpeg">
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