Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "gender"

Judith Butler, "Uncritical Exuberance?" (a critical perspective on Obama's election), Indybay, Nov. 5, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:23 GMT

Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Jonathan Swift, "The Lady's Dressing Room" (1732), from Wikisource

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:23 GMT

Highly, and I do mean highly, obscene. Full of scatological references and other grossness, with a healthy dollop of misogyny thrown in. Still and all, it's Jonathan Swift.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Nicholas Kristof, "Can This Be Pro-Life? (op-ed)," New York Times (Oct. 8, 2008) - on the Bush administration's defunding of African family-planning clinics

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:20 GMT

Kristof is outraged that the Bush administration has undercut the efforts of the Marie Stopes International aid group to provide contraception to poor women in rural Africa, pointing out that since this population suffers a 1-in-10 risk of dying in childbirth, the move will undoubtedly increase both abortions and maternal death and disability. This is supposedly a "pro-life" move.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Medical Advertising, Senior Health, Medicine, Health care

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:58:09 GMT

MedicalAdvertise.com offers links to medical emergency, child health, conditions & diseases, dentistry, health care, mental health, pharmacy, alternative medicine, health care products, fitness, weight loss, teen health, yoga.
Submited by thang 03, October 2008

Russian judge: sexual harrassment is good because it produces children

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:04 GMT

Glad I'm not a Russian woman, is all I can say.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

HusbandsandDads Puts the Family Man Front and Center

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:03 GMT

Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Frederica Mathewes-Green, "Let's Have More Teen Pregnancy," National Review (Sept. 20, 2002)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:59 GMT

This article really amazed me when I first read it, not because I so much either agree or disagree (I mean for the most part I disagre, but it's more at an intuitive, gut level), but because the simplicity of its thinking is sort of breathtaking. I thought it was worth revisiting in the light of the whole Bristol Palin thing.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Health Directory - Mental Health, Alternative Medicine, Nursing

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:06:19 GMT

HealthYellowpage.com is a health care directory that offers various health information such as general health, beauty, dentistry, mental health, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, education, weight loss, yoga, drugs & disease.
Submited by thang 04, September 2008

Australia's Hillsong Church and the "beauty gospel" for teenage girls

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:50 GMT

In Australia, a church-run program for troubled teenage girls emphasizes "natural make-up, hair care, nail care" as a way of discovering girls' "created uniqueness." Peculiar.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Gender Guesser

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:21 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

The joy of Christian sex | The Sydney Morning Herald, July 18, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:46 GMT

This article quotes a good friend of mine...
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

San Diego CityBeat - Don't marry him!

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:44 GMT

Response to http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/single-marry
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Marry Him!

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:44 GMT

This article offers what I think is remarkably awful advice, but it's interesting nonetheless as a kind of social commentary.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Judith Warner: The Hillary-haters and "Sex and the City"

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:40 GMT

Judith Warner on the brutal misogyny represented in all the banter, on the one hand, about Hillary Clinton as a "castrating," bitchy female, and on the other hand, the "frothy," cheerful, meaningless drivel in "Sex and the City."
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

The language you speak affects your personality

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:39 GMT

A study of bilingual women suggests that when you switch from speaking one language to another, your personality and your perceptions change as well. I've experienced this myself switching between German and English.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

URNotAlone - The Number One Transgendered Resource on the Web

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:33 GMT

Submited by mrsb1975 20, November 2008

Anime OP X: Blue Gender

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:57:54 GMT

Submited by RadicalDR87 20, November 2008

Want to Be My Boyfriend? Please Define - New York Times

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:35 GMT

This is truly depressing. Reminds me of Fear of Flying, except without the fun stuff and the sense of humor.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

The original Mother's Day (hint: it's not from Hallmark)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:34 GMT

Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic, was one of the early advocates for a national Mother's Day holiday, as an antiwar organizing effort. Here's her "Mother's Day Proclamation" from 1870.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Proof that men and women activate stereotypes of competence and sociability respectively

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:18 GMT

A man’s image associated with masculinity activates a mental structure of competence, whereas when we see a woman we activate the social one.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Boys, brains and toxic lessons - Times Online

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:39 GMT

Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Men or Women: Which is the more generous sex?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:33 GMT

The female advantage in empathy and care shows up very early in life. Female infants, for example, show greater distress and concern than male infants over the plight of others: this difference persists into adulthood.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Hormone levels predict attractiveness of women - New Scientist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:31 GMT

Feminine beauty, the subject of philosophical and artistic musings for millennia, can be predicted by something as basic as hormones.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Evolutionary psychology | Sex, shopping and thinking pink | Economist.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:31 GMT

The more feminine a brain was, regardless of the body it inhabited, the more it liked red and pink.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Raw Data: Do Brothers Make You Gay? | Sex & Reproduction | DISCOVER Magazine

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:27 GMT

According to Bogaert, every older brother increases the probability that a man is homosexual by 33 percent. The average estimate of the base rate of male homosexuality is around 4 percent of the general population.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

He Thinks, She Thinks | Sex & the Brain | DISCOVER Magazine

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:27 GMT

Men and women, to be sure, “are more alike than they’re different, and even when there are variations, there is a significant overlap between the sexes,”
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cambridgeshire | Men in touch with feminine side

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:27 GMT

A Cambridge University study found 17% of men have "female brains", while 14% of women have a "masculine brain".
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Sex Steroids and Human Behavior: Prenatal Androgen Exposure and Sex-Typical Play Behavior in Children

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:27 GMT

These findings suggest that androgen during early development influences childhood play behavior in humans at least in part by altering brain development.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Friends' School Achievement Influences High School Girls' Interest In Math

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:25 GMT

More than boys, girls look to their close friends when they make important decisions, such as whether to take math and what math classes to take, confirming how significant peers are during adolescence.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BBC NEWS | Health | Finger length 'key to aggression'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

Men with the shortest index fingers scored higher on measures of physical aggression than those with longer index fingers, but the study's findings did not apply to women.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

XY: men, masculinities, and gender politics

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

XY is a website focused on men, masculinities, and gender politics. XY is a space for the exploration of issues of gender and sexuality, the daily issues of men's and women's lives, and practical discussion of personal and social change.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Men overcompensate when masculinity threatened

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

"If you made men more insecure about their masculinity, they displayed more homophobic attitudes, tended to support the Iraq War more and would be more willing to purchase an SUV over another type of vehicle."
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

When Women Rule

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

. The broader conundrum is that for women, but not for men, there is a tradeoff in qualities associated with top leadership. A woman can be perceived as competent or as likable, but not both.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

UCSF Today - Neuropsychiatrist Explains Why Female Brains Are Different

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

Brizendine hopes that the book will help women understand why they are feeling a certain way during specific times in their lives, so they can make more cognizant choices and have more control over their behavior.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Study Finds Male And Female Brains Respond Differently To Visual Stimuli

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:07 GMT

The emotion control center of the brain, the amygdala, shows significantly higher levels of activation in males viewing sexual visual stimuli than females viewing the same images,
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Femme Mentale

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:08 GMT

San Francisco neuropsychiatrist says differences between women's and men's brains are very real, and the sooner we all understand it, the better.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Size Does Matter : DivineCaroline

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:03 GMT

Dome fascinating facts about the neurochemical make-up of women and how it impacts our behavior.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine M.D.

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

ABC News: Excerpt: 'The Female Brain'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

The Birth of the Female Brain, a chapter from the book
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Pheromone attracts straight women and gay men - being-human - 09 May 2005 - New Scientist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

Smelling a male pheromone prompts the same brain activity in homosexual men as it does in heterosexual women, a new study has found.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Clue to sexual attraction found in lesbian brain - sex - 08 May 2006 - New Scientist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

The homosexual women showed similar brain activity to heterosexual men when they inhaled certain chemicals, which may be pheromones, the researchers say.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Sex Differences Extend Into The Brain

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:59 GMT

As researchers continue to explain how sex influences brain function, we will see more diagnostic tools and therapies that successfully account for the biological differences between women and men.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BBC NEWS | UK | Girls 'more skilled on computers'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:58 GMT

Girls are more confident than boys about using a computer, a survey of more than 1,000 children suggests.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Web Teacher › SXSWi: Go for IT! Attracting Girls to Technology

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:57 GMT

When a panel is given identical resumes that have the names changed to reflect different genders, a male name is chosen as the best person by both men and women who are doing the judging. So there is a pervasive societal problem to overcome.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Edge: THE ASSORTATIVE MATING THEORY: A Talk with Simon Baron-Cohen

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

My thesis with regard to sex differences is quite moderate, in that I do not discount environmental factors; I'm just saying, don't forget about biology. To me that sounds very moderate.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Gene Expression: Goody Summers Put a Hex on Me

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

Prenatal testosterone is becoming the HBD cornerstone, generating behavioral research linking doses (and timing of doses) to autism, sex differences, homosexuality, and even race differences.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Prenatal Testosterone in Mind - The MIT Press

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

The amniotic fluid provides a window into the child's past -- a chemical record of that child's time in the womb -- that allows informed prediction about the child's future brain, mind, and behavior.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

They just can't help it | Research | EducationGuardian.co.uk

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

How much eye contact children make is in part determined by a biological factor: prenatal testosterone. This has been demonstrated by measuring this hormone in amniotic fluid.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

EQ SQ theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

Simon Baron-Cohen [...] hypothesizes that "the female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Department of Experimental Psychology: Professor Simon Baron-Cohen

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT

Major programs: (1) cognitive neuroscience into the causes of autism spectrum conditions (ASCs); (2) diagnosis, screening and epidemiology of ASCs; and (3) clinical/intervention research into what helps individuals on the autistic spectrum.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008