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Salary Gender Gap May Be All in Your Head

Traditional-minded men outearn supporters of equal pay

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 22, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is the gender gap in pay persistent, it affects men as well as women. Men with traditional views on a woman's place in the world earn, on average, $12,000 more per year than men who believe in egalitarian business practices, the Washington Post reports. Traditionally minded women make the least of all, according to a new study. More »

More about:  wages • gender roles • gender bias • psychological research • salary gap • gender in business

 Single Men Seek Fatherhood,
 Partner Optional

Unattached males are choosing solo parenthood over childless lives

New York Times New York Times Sep 7, 08 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of do-it-alone dads are increasing, and many of these men are becoming single fathers by choice, reports the New York Times . There are no specific statistics, but evidence suggests that both gay and straight single men are increasingly seeking fatherhood. “I absolutely would want a partner, but I couldn’t let my life wait for that random event," said one dad-to-be. More »

More about:  parenting • adoption • gender roles • single parenting • surrogates • fatherhood

'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

Officials say religion doesn't jell with French values like sex equality

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jul 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - France has rejected a Muslim woman’s application for citizenship because her “radical practice of her religion” doesn’t fit French values, especially in terms of gender equality, the Guardian reports. Faiza M., who wears a burqa, speaks French and lives in Paris with a French national husband and three children born in the country, but was denied citizenship by France’s top administrators after officials called her “insufficiently assimilated.” More »

More about:  France • Islam • Muslim women • gender roles • burka

Facebook to Ask Users to Specify Gender

But site remains sensitive to those who find gender limiting

CNET CNET Jun 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook announced a seemingly minor change today: Users will soon be prompted to specify a gender for their “mini-feed” updates. The site has been using the awkward “themself” to avoid gender specificity, but Facebook managers say that doesn’t work so well when the site is translated into languages that ingrain gender into grammar, CNET eports. More »

More about:  Internet • Facebook • social networking • gender • gender roles • translation • Genderblind

OPINION

 Why White Men Are
 Warming Up to Hillary 

Is Clinton drawing more male voters because she's jumped the gender divide?

New York Times New York Times May 9, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a woman makes it to the White House, it will be thanks largely to Hillary Clinton's demonstration of late that she could move beyond annoying stereotypes of the strong female, writes Susan Faludi in the New York Times. Instead of being a goody-goody rules-pusher—"the purse-lipped killjoy who passes strait-laced judgment on feral boy fun"—Clinton has joined in the brawl, showing she can "hit hard, not complain, bounce back and endeavor to prevail in the end." More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • fight • gender politics • gender roles • male voters • glass ceiling

Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

Hot 'accessories' earn their pay with flattery,  companionship

CNN CNN Apr 7, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new breed of companion is the rage in Japan, entertaining women with lavish compliments, conversation and undivided attention—the male geisha. Businesswomen pay upwards of $1,000 a night for these men, CNN reports—with, industry reps say, nothing physical being exchanged. Hundreds of such services have sprouted across the country, driven in part by the increased spending power of Japanese women. More »

More about:  Japan • business • gender • gender roles

She Does All the Talking, Ergo, He's Not a Man

We don't like couples that break with gender roles, study finds

LiveScience LiveScience Dec 4, 07 8:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The fairer sex should also be the quieter, according to a new study that found both sexes look more harshly upon couples in which she does the talking. Gender equality be danged, "We have these gender stereotypes where we expect men to be dominant," the lead researcher told LiveScience. "If they're not speaking and taking charge they're not being a man." More »

More about:  women • women's rights • gender roles • gender stereotypes

Boys Drool, Chicks Rule Fall TV

Salon Salon Sep 13, 07 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gone are the days of Magnum PI and McGuyver. This fall's primetime lineup is dominated by female characters who are successful, tenacious, and confident—while male counterparts are almost universally sniveling in the corner. But even as she applauds the turning of TV's gender tables, Salon's Rebecca Traister questions the deeper implications for women. More »

More about:  television • women • gender roles • Carpoolers • Cavemen

Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women

Daycare program aims to get moms working; won’t conquer guilt

Economist Economist Sep 8, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dutch government is working to get women working. A new law mandating that schools must provide afternoon childcare is meant to raise the number of mothers in full-time jobs, the Economist reports. At 66%, the Netherlands has a higher than average female workforce among European countries, but 61% of those are part time. And other social forces stand in the way. More »

More about:  women • parenting • Netherlands • mothers • working mothers • gender roles • daycare

China to Punish Parents Who Abort Girls

Families' desire for boys is creating gender imbalance

BBC BBC Aug 25, 07 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - China is designing new rules to stop parents from aborting female fetuses, the BBC reports. Parents are currently allowed only one child and often abort girls, worried that they won't be able to support the family. This back-room practice is creating a growing gender imbalance: Now Beijing plans stricter punishments on doctors and parents who engage in the illegal abortions. More »

More about:  China • children • abortion • sexism • discrimination • gender politics • gender roles

Girls Think Pink, Naturally,
Study Finds

Women's attraction to redder hues linked
to evolution

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 21, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shocking news: Girls love pink. That love might not just be cultural—but linked to evolutionary development, researchers  in a new study have concluded. Pink may have helped ancient women recognize ripe fruit and healthy men with ruddy faces, while both genders yearned for the blue of open skies and clear water, the Telegraph reports. More »

More about:  gender • biology • human evolution • gender roles • girls • pink

Dads Move in
on Baby Market

As fathers get more hands-on, baby gear is getting less female

New York Times New York Times Aug 16, 07 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - As fathers continue to take a more active role in raising their children, the market for baby gear has become less mom-centric, the New York Times reports. And it's not all fishing vests with hidden diaper changing pads. Recent dad-born inventions include computerized baby timers and a nipple adapter that fits on water bottles. More »

More about:  children • marketing • parents • father • gender roles • raising children • baby bottle • inventions

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