Amazon Removes Gendered Toy Categories… Somewhat
What would happen if companies stopped marketing toys specifically to girls or boys? What if all the pink packaging around Barbie Dolls suddenly disappeared? Would […]
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The First Gender-Neutral Toy Catalog?
The role of gender in childhood development has been a widely debated topic for decades. Many argue that from the moment children are born we […]
Male Politicians Have ‘Bigger Heads’ [Study]
Do you think male politicians have bigger heads than female politicians? If you answered yes, you’d be correct. But not if you were referring to […]
Supermodels Share Perspectives on Beauty Lost and Found in HBO Documentary
In his latest documentary, About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now, photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders takes a look at the often bizarre world of […]
Does Yahoo’s New CEO Signal the End of the Glass Ceiling?
Unless you have spent your summer beneath a rock, you know that Yahoo has chosen Marissa Mayer, formerly an executive at Google, to be the […]
Women Viewers Stick to Watching Feminine Olympic Events [Study]
Although women currently enjoy an unprecedented level of prominence in the world of sports, regular sports viewing is still at odds with accepted gender roles […]
Dove’s New Facebook App Turns Advertising on its Head for Women
Need to enlarge your bust or get rid of that muffin top? Not according to Dove’s latest ad campaign, which seeks to replace ads for diets and cellulite creams on Facebook with messages that promote a positive self-image.
It’s Time to Rethink Pink, Says Anti-Gender Stereotyping Campaign
Two British mothers have joined forces to protest what they see as increasing gender stereotyping among manufacturers and retailers who target children. Emma and Abi Moore, twin sisters who have two children each, began their anti-stereotyping campaign, Pinkstinks, four years ago.
Gen Y Women & the Workplace [Infographic]
The following infographic by Accenture sums up the ways in which Generation Y women differ from women of earlier generations in the workplace and details the ways in which they resemble those who came before them. For example, the majority of young women expect to be treated equally in the workplace. However, they are still much less likely to ask a superior for a raise than men of the same age.
Significant Personality Differences Between Men And Women Found [Study]
The issue of whether the differences between men and women are real or imaginary has been a matter of much debate. Now a new study conducted by the University of Turin in Italy and published in the journal PLoS ONE claims to have uncovered evidence that large differences in personality exist between men and women.