gender difference
Female drivers rate themselves as poor, and most men agree. What's up with this, ladies?
And now, the battle of the sexes, driving edition, shall commence.
Ladies, why are you so down on yourselves? The reason we ask: Ford Motors recently released a Harris Poll on parallel parking, and the results were grim. The funny thing is, sure, we can all make assumptions about the the sexes when it comes to driving. But specifically parallel parking? Don't we all hate it? Apparantly not. Here, the details:
- 43 percent of female drivers rated their parallel parking skills as fair to poor; 21 percent of male drivers rated their skills the same.
Women at work benefits both genders. Here's why.
To celebrate that women now make up half of the workforce (woot woot!) Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress have released The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything. The publication explains what most of us already know—mainly that Americans love the money that working women make, but they're bummed that women aren't doing as much housework as in ye good old days.
Amusingly, the report touts the fact that men do not feel they've lost the "battle of the sexes." That's no surprise to us.
Maybe back in the day, men genuinely feared that women might start being … Read More
What men's comments on a Wall Street Journal article teach us about the art of sharing.
It is possible to share too much.
That's according to an article on the Wall Street Journal's website. And if you didn't believe the article, reading the comments by wsj.com readers is great proof.
First, about the article.
The article details a fight over a sponge between a Arizona couple. There was a sponge left in a sink which led to an argument and accusations about bad housekeeping, among other things. In this scenario, the woman called her boyfriend's bud to come over and calm him down.
Now, our first thought is, "Really? This was the chosen path?" … Read More
What women want in relationships is really quite simple.
Besides the meaning of life and the ingredients of hot dogs, many a man has questioned "what exactly do women want?" We're not playing coy here, we know we're complex creatures. And, true, we operate on a different wavelength than men. The best example of our gender difference comes from an article we read last year about why men cheat. The most compelling testimony was from a transgender man who'd undergone hormone therapy during his transition. Thanks to testosterone, the man noticed less of an emotional attachment to sex and more of a physical urge to engage, … Read More
We love men, but we don't adore all their habits.
Guys, we love you. You make our hearts swoon, you're the fathers of our children, you are advisers, companions and friends, but there are certain gender-specific things you do that drive women nuts. For example, leaving the toilet seat up? We know this is a clichéd male complaint, but seriously. It's rude. Your momma raised you wrong if you find it hard to flush and lower before leaving the bathroom.
With sweet smiles on our faces and love in our hearts, we present a list of habits, fashion decisions and other things you do that the world would (most likely) be … Read More
Men give tips on holiday parties, haircuts, kissing and how to chill out.
The content in this week's "What On His Mind" isn't all that different from what on our own minds this week. They're rating sexy bloggers, we're rating 10 men hotter than Hugh Jackman. They've got tips on how to kiss, and so do we! Hmm, maybe gender differences are a myth, after all...
Tomfoolery tells us ladies to tread carefully when telling a guy what to do with his hair: "No one likes it when you assume you know what's best for them. And let's not pretend that personal grooming is something that dudes don’t … Read More
He parents one way, you parent another, but which is the right way?
We're in the car driving a sunset stretch of Central Oregon on what feels like the longest road-trip ever. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? When are we going to be there?
Back in the day my husband and I once cannonballed straight through from Oregon to Ohio in a 36-hour marathon that felt shorter by days than this quick trip over the mountains. Roxie, our six-year-old, is finally sleeping, but three-year-old Lila is out-of-control whining in her car seat.
"I want to get OUT of this car," she says. Over and over, she's practically screaming when Sam … Read More
