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Are Women in the U.S. Ceding Political Ground?
In yesterday’s Washington Post, Ruth Marcus discusses gender politics in the U.S. and what she sees as females shying away from leadership positions, beginning at the college level. She cites a Princeton study that found a tendency among women to … Click to read more…
Boys=Battle, Girls=Love
An absolutely fascinating piece from blog The Achilles Effect looks at how the vocabulary of toy advertising reinforces gender stereotypes. A sneak preview: Most commonly used words in toy advertising for boys:
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Gender Shift: The Millennial Generation
You read the white paper, now check out the presentation. Euro RSCG presents its multimarket Gender Shift study, examining the new realities of men and women in the so-called “postfeminist” era.
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Gender and VW’s “The Force”
Volkswagen’s “The Force” aired during the Super Bowl last night and has stirred up some gender debate. Is it a boy? A girl? Watch and see what you think. Gwen Sharp, a professor at Nevada State College, offers some interesting … Click to read more…
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Where Are the Women of Wikipedia?
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people add information, correct mistakes, and/or create new pages on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Yet surveys suggest that less than 15 percent of Wikipedia’s contributors are women. The Wikipedia Foundation has set a goal … Click to read more…
A United Front
This is the fourth in a series of five posts on the state of men in America. See Euro RSCG Worldwide PR’s latest white paper, Male in U.S.A., for additional insights. If you are a female who does some traveling, … Click to read more…
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Are You a Princess Parent?
The debate over The Cult of Pink and Princesses continues to rage: Here, two dads confront the truth. Are they raising little princesses? Read more about it on ParentDish.
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Was the Film “Eat Pray Love” Culturally Relative About Women’s Rights?
by Rita Banerji Eat Pray Love was showing in theaters in India about two weeks ago, and I have to admit, that like most here, I too went to see it just to see how the country looks on the … Click to read more…
What Google Knows About Men vs. Women
By Cliff Kuang Google’s book archive sheds light on our differing views of the sexes.Usually, big, airy questions about society are difficult to answer with hard data. For example, if you’re wondering how our culture views men and women differently, … Click to read more…
Will Gender Stereotypes Ever Die?
by Katherine Butler I love Star Wars. It was the first movie I ever saw as a kid, and I watched it from the back of my parents’ station wagon at the drive-in theatre while draped over a seat. I … Click to read more…
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