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Blog Entries by Dr. Peggy Drexler from 08/2011

When Mothers Leave

| Posted 08.01.2011 | Women
Read More: Fathers, Motherhood, Women in Space, Children, Rebekah Spicuglia, Lea Goldman, Women in Combat, Marie Claire Magazine, Women News

Fathers forced to be away from their families for long periods elicit sympathy and even admiration for their sacrifice. But for mothers in the same situation, the reactions are often more complex -- extending to maternal choice and even fitness.

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Hot Women Of The Republican Right

| Posted 08.10.2011 | Women
Read More: Newsweek, Christine O'donnell, Michele Bachmann, Kristi Noem, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin Reaction, Women News

To all those Republicans lamenting the Bachmann imagery, I have to say: "Wait a minute. You started this." When Sarah Palin strode on the convention nominating stage with her tight skirt and traditional values, the fellas on the right said "We're on to something here."

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Strange Days for the Man of the House

| Posted 08.18.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: Alpha Male, Donald Wolfe, Unemployment, Economic Recession, New York Magazine, Robert Blood, Beta Men, Mark Zuckerberg, Ralph Gardener, Eric Hoffer, Resource Theory of Family Power, Emory University, Alpha Women, Relationships, Third World America, Huffington Post News

In a recession where 75 percent of the job losses were by men, there are implications at every point where genders meet -- from the conference room to the bedroom. One of the murkiest of implications, however, is in the living room.

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