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GENDER EQUALITY

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When a couple gets divorced, women are more likely to pay alimony than ever before.

Divorce Lawyers Say More Women Are Paying Child Support

Over half of divorce lawyers are seeing more mothers paying alimony in the last three years.

What do the nuclear family and the glass ceiling have in common? They're both on their way out in the United States. The latest data says more women are paying alimony and child support than ever before.

Use Your Feminine Energy To Attract A Masculine Man [EXPERT]

Use Your Feminine Energy To Attract A Masculine Man [EXPERT]

If your approach to love hasn’t worked and you want to find a masculine man, try a softer approach.

The problem with buying into common untruths In high-powered corporate jobs, women experience greater success with more masculine energy. The opposite is true in love. When women bring an abundance of masculine energy to love, they have a difficult time finding true and lasting love with a masculine man.

5 Reasons It's Great To Be A Woman Right Now
Women can do it -- and are doing it -- all!

5 Reasons It's Great To Be A Woman Right Now

Lessons from Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Women in the World summit.

You'd think attending a conference about international issues that impact women, where forced marriage and honor killings were discussed, would be depressing, since we still have so far to go. But as the 3rd annual Women in the World summit last weekend, hosted by Newsweek and The Daily Beast, wrapped up to the tune of Aretha Franklin's "Respect," I felt uplifted.

Parenting Lessons From Kirk Cameron's Anti-Gay Comment [EXPERT]
What every parent should learn from Kirk's dangerous reaction.

Parenting Lessons From Kirk Cameron's Anti-Gay Comment [EXPERT]

The teen idol reacts to homosexuality and what he would say if one of his own kids came out.

Hearing Kirk Cameron on CNN's Piers Morgan's show discussing his beliefs that homosexuality is "unnatural" "detrimental" and "ultimately destructive" is disappointing to say the least. Watching your teen idol fall from grace is never easy.

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The issue of contraceptives is one example of a double standard in today's society.

The Double Standards Between Men & Women [EXPERT]

Let's face it, there have always been double standards between men and women when it comes to sex!

Recently in the news, a woman speaks out for contraceptives and conservatives began to go stir crazy! Rush Limbaugh went way too far this time calling Sandra Fluke, a 30 year old law student and an advocate for female rights, a slut, whore and feminazi because she's spoke out on behalf of females everywhere for contraception.

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Have you ever had an affair?

Do Women Cheat As Much As Men Do?

Some research suggests that women have (almost) as many extra-marital affairs as men.

Thanks to the courageous female pioneers of the past few centuries, women now have the same rights as men (thanks Susan B. & co!). Though the sexes still aren't 100 percent equal, us ladies are certainly working hard to be respected as much as our male counterparts. The latest struggle we've almost won? Infidelity!

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We wish men would still give us their coats when we're cold, like Barack did for Michelle.

7 Chivalrous Things We Wish Men Still Did (Sigh)

Decades ago, women were fighting for equal rights. Today, we're fighting for a return to chivalry.

Sometime between my high school years and full-fledged adulthood, it seems that it's become okay for men to not take the lead. I think I can speak for many women when I say we're not too happy about this trend. Here are a few things that we wish most men still did.

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Why Are Women More Promiscuous Than Ever?

And why are men taking advantage of it by withholding commitment? Is it time to take the power back?

Have you been giving up the goods before the "traditional" third date rolls around? If so, then you're not alone.

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Study: Women Who Make More Decisions Have Less Sex

Busy making household decisions? You're probably less intimate with your partner.

A new study published in the Journal of Sex reports that the more decisions a woman makes on her own, the less likely she is to have sex.

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Sex Is Money: In Poorer Countries, Women Use It As Currency

But wealthier countries with higher gender equality have more sex -- including casual sex.

All around the world, a concept called "sexual economics" is at play. The principle goes something like this: Women have something men want, and it's called sex. Women's sexuality has a price that men's does not, so men trade resources with women just to get some: money, promotions, marriage proposals. This is why, according to a recent study, in countries that rank higher in gender equality, people have more sex.