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Men with Long Work Hours Cause Families to Suffer
By Tia Ghose published
Women with families generally feel more rushed than men, largely because their male partners work long hours and leave household labor to them.

Pretty Risky: Men Would Skip Condoms with Attractive Women
By Sara G. Miller published
When a woman is more attractive, a man is less likely to intend to use a condom with her, a new study finds.

Male Doctors, Female Nurses: Subconscious Stereotypes Hard to Budge
By Stephanie Pappas published
Even when people are faced with cold, hard facts, stereotypes hang tight.

Sex with 2 Partners Before Marriage Raises Divorce Risk
By Tia Ghose published
Virgins have the lowest divorce rates, while women with exactly two sexual partners have historically had the highest odds of divorce.

Income Inequality: Is There a Grooming Gap?
By Sara G. Miller published
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.

The Weird History of Gender-Segregated Bathrooms
By Stephanie Pappas published
Gender-segregated bathrooms originally arose to allow women to travel more widely in public spaces.

New Theory on Why Men Love Breasts
By Natalie Wolchover, Stephanie Pappas published
Straight men are programmed to love breasts so that they'll play with them during sex, which triggers the woman's maternal bonding circuitry.
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