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Turning Boys Into Men: 4 Ways to Expand Your Son's "Boy Power"

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.30.2012

Dr. Peggy Drexler

We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy?

How Can I Let Go Of Hatred Toward My Ex?

Agi Smith | Posted 04.26.2012

Agi Smith

I can't seem to be able to move forward and stop blaming myself for marrying this man knowing he had serious issues and thereby not protecting my children.

The Startling Truth I Discovered In My Vacation Photos

Elise Sax | Posted 04.16.2012

Elise Sax

When did this happen? The last I looked, I was pretty much my own self with my own eyes and nose. But now, my mom has taken over, and my cheeks, my chin, my whole profile is hers.

The Best Is Yet to Come

Irene Tanner | Posted 05.01.2012

Irene Tanner

I once had a friend who was so into instant gratification that in a restaurant, she sometimes ordered dessert first, so that she could fully enjoy it before she was full.

Connecticut Paramedic Accused Of Raping Woman Inside Ambulance

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

HAMDEN, Conn. — A paramedic raped a woman as she lay unconscious and strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance on the way to a hospita...

Islam, Gender And Democracy In Turkey

Roger Friedland | Posted 02.28.2012

Roger Friedland

In Turkey secularism means state control of Islam and the exclusion of Islam from the public sphere, an enforced privatization of religion. Ataturk's secular republic had shut down all independent mosques.

Why I'm Grateful for my Yoga Practice

Kate McIntyre | Posted 01.28.2012

Kate McIntyre

In the quiet of yoga class my thoughts can be so loud that I am surprised my neighbors can't hear them. I am paralyzed for a moment while my mind wanders off to distant places.

Self Portrait (PHOTOS)

Katherine Squier | Posted 12.31.2011

Katherine Squier

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Artwork Made From Oreos, Toast

Posted 09.23.2011

In her food art series, 'From Scratch,' Artist Judith Klausner has created collection that addresses womanhood in various incarnations throughout hist...

50 Most Powerful Women In New York: Crains

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What Can I Do to Try to Win His Heart Back?

George Sachs, Psy.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

George Sachs, Psy.D.

Dear Dr. George, My ex-boyfriend and I broke up four months ago. I'm still very much in love with him. I have reason to believe he still cares about ...

5 Reasons Why You're Not Getting Past the First Date

David Wygant | Posted 11.17.2011

David Wygant

If you're a successful woman who goes out on a lot of first dates and almost no second dates, then you need to really rethink the way you are conducting yourself.

The Genius of the Feminine

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Arjuna Ardagh

Hypermasculine spirituality cannot help you to free up feeling, or to feel more deeply, because generally it has been founded by men who are themselves emotionally crippled.

Glenn Beck Believes Gay Handicapped Black Female Immigrant Will Be Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Posted 05.25.2011

Glenn Beck prepared his listeners Friday for a "radical" Supreme Court nominee after news broke that Justice John Paul Stevens would retire at the end...

Bestsellers: Girl vs. Woman, Demeaning Or Tired Of Talking About It? (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

In the UK paper The Guardian, Deborah Orr reports that the top five bestsellers on the Times of London list all had "girl" in the title: Steig Larsson...

I See Belgium, I See France: I See the Burqa's Last Dance

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Shirin Sadeghi

For some governments, banning burqas about placing a legal element of moderation on public dress. Worldwide today, total nudity is usually illegal, these governments are simply saying that the other extreme is also not acceptable.

Listening to the Courageous Women of Zimbabwe

Mary Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Robinson

Women in Zimbabwe deserve our full support and encouragement. Their actions are speaking loudly and eloquently. We must listen.

Change your Attitude: Change Your Stress Response

Drs. Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Drs. Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton

Being overwhelmed and feeling stressed can be very tiring and sometimes debilitating. At first, adopting a new health conscious and active lifestyle c...

Sunday Morning Doubts About the Man

Lisa Guest | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Guest

Anyone can say anything. Anyone can come up with a line. With a gift bag gab of wisdom, knowledge and confidence, someone can really cover the world and be quite deceptive. There are those that do it. They make it bad for the rest.

Sarkozy Plans To Force Gender Equality On French Boardrooms

The Guardian | Lizzy Davies | Posted 05.25.2011

Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right party has put forward legislation that would see women make up half the figures in France's leading boardrooms by 2015,...

Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

Woman, 78, Meets Family For First Time

Kennewick woman, 78, meets family for first time | Sara Schilling | Posted 11.17.2011

Howell didn't know anything about her birth mother, not even the woman's name. She tried over the years to find out more but came up empty until recen...

A Female Perspective on Ramadan in Cairo

Annelle Sheline | Posted 05.25.2011

Annelle Sheline

I was eager to experience Ramadan in Egypt. I would attempt to fast, but wondered how the experience would feel without the closeness of a family.

Caster Semenya: Outrage, Worry In South Africa Over Report On Runner

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 05.25.2011

PRETORIA, South Africa — Caster Semenya had heard the taunts and whispers – that she was different from other girls. Now the most intimate...

The Power of Skin: Shake Your Booty?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Susan Harrow

I could have yanked down my top. I could have danced seductively too. But that's not me. I want to be taken seriously -- as a woman, I want to be listened to, cherished, not gawked at.