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Dave Letterman's workplace affairs lead to debate about gender equality in work and love.
The David Letterman affairs-with-female-colleagues scandal has brought the nature of workplace relationships—specifically those with older, male bosses—into the spotlight. And with it, the debate about gender equality, both at work and in relationships.
"Young women in the work force have it rough both ways," writes Michelle Haimoff, who covers the progress of gender equality and "First World feminism" on her blog, genfem.com. "Female higher-ups tend to be so fiercely protective of their place on the totem pole that they refuse to help younger women succeed, and male higher-ups tend to only be interested in helping female underlings if some kind … Read More
Whether it's up or it's down, the toilet seat represents bigger issues in a marriage.
Men think they are 100% straight shooters. Even if we want to believe that the majority of men have perfect aim (which is NOT true), it's clear that most haven't made the quantum leap necessary to understand the difference between a latrine—which is, by definition, a toilet used only by men—and a bathroom that's in one's home, to be used by everyone who lives in the house, as well as by any visitor. Read: Sharing a Bathroom? Cohabitation Tips
Whether men agree with the following statement or not, nothing can change the reality of it: Leaving the toilet … Read More
If you weren't paying attention, here's the week's best from YourTango.
YourTango this week was just like the perfect man: powerful, sexy and bold. In case your liquid lunch did a number on your memory, here's what you missed.
Feature: Can Powerful Women Find Love?
And you thought Maureen Dowd and Hilary Duff had nothing in common
Love Buzz: 5 Things To Blame On Sex And The City
If only love was as easy as scapegoating.
Celeb Love: Simon Says He And Paula Secretly In Love
Maybe he's not a cold-hearted snake after all?
Tomfoolery: If We Stop Kissing Then The Swine Flu Wins
We aren't in Beirut. We don't … Read More
Ever wondered how and why you become attracted to someone or how to know if they're feeling the same way? And, for those of you with long-term lovers: How can you get back those first feelings of tingly chemistry? Beverly Palmer, Ph.D. and professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, whose area of expertise includes the science behind attraction, love, sexuality and flirting, answers these questions and more. Read on, as she reveals the number-one sign of passion and five ways to rekindle it once it fades.
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Driven, successful, and... always single: Do guys really find power sexy?
Today, more women than ever are wildly ambitious and intellectually curious. According to Harvard Business School's e-publication "Working Knowledge," women now make up 35 to 40 percent of business school applicants; women also make up the majority in the undergraduate populations at more than one Ivy League college.
According to the BBC, the average woman's workweek is now half a day longer than it was five years ago—sometimes with more work waiting to be done at home. The media has coined the term "alpha female" to describe these assertive, strong, successful women who are big on work.
But how do … Read More
Which one does marriage make you?
TheStreet.com published an interesting piece on whether marriage helps or hurts an individual’s career. Turns out, the only professions in which a spouse is beneficial are clergymen, judges, police officers, and drumroll...politicians. [Insert Eliot Spitzer joke here.]
Apparently, a stable home life increases the likelihood for success. [Proceed to beat dead horse and insert follow-up Spitzer joke here.]
And said jobs wield the perfect power: If the marriage doesn’t pan out for any of the above, they can divorce, annul, or just plain sweep it under the rug.