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Men: What Have We Learned So Far?

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Modernity, Relationships, America, Films, Books, Men, John Sheehy, Good Men Project, Masculinity, Femininity, Manhood, Living News
Tom Matlack

The one thing each of these men have in common is brutal honesty. You can't get very far towards your own definition of manhood when you are lying to yourself or the people you love. So dig deep.

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Reclaiming Femininity

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Disappointment, Feminism, Femininity, Sleep Deprivation, Family, Happiness, Sleep, Living News
W. Hunter Roberts

As we probe, we begin to find answers to Freud's age-old question: What do women want? It is not, as Freud suspected, exactly what men want. Beneath their achievement-oriented lives, most women crave passion, beauty, connection, and a sense of the sacred.

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Is it Time to Invent a New Masculinity?

Sean McManus | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Jesse Eisenberg, Hugh Dancy, John Krasinski, Japanese Herbivores, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Cera, Bonobos, Gawker, Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail, Masculinity, The Year of Awkward Young Men, Femininity, Working-Class Masculinity, Gender Roles, Living News
Sean McManus

The new economy is a tough place for these old-fashioned guys. That's why it's important that we work together to create a new kind of masculinity, not defined by "infants in Morissey onesies."

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Farewell Ms. Wasilla

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Women, Sarah Palin Beauty Queen, Alaska, Profesional Women, Chelsea-Lyn Rudder, Miss Alaska, Glass Ceiling, Joe Biden, Miss Wasilla, Femininity, Beauty Pageants, Politics, Miss America, Sarah Palin, Youthful-Indiscretion, New York City Council, Politics News
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

There is nothing wrong with a woman wanting to be respected and admired for both her intelligence and her beauty.

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Gloria Steinem: The Iconic Feminist Speaks to Our Generation

Julie Zeilinger | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Masculinity, Femininity, Feminism, Sexism, Living News
Julie Zeilinger

In the end, feminism isn't about angry girls burning their bras, or about getting back at men: it's about redefining the way we see ourselves and the way we treat ourselves.

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The Sisterhood of Women with Big Feet

Jane Barowitz | Posted 07.12.2009 | Style

Read More: New York Times, Sunday Style, Style, Shoes, Barneys New York, Feet, Fats Domino, Thursday Styles, Big Feet, Femininity, Style News
Jane Barowitz

"Yer feets too big!" Fats Waller bellows in his 1939 classic, "from your ankles up, I say you sure are sweet, from there down, there's just too much feet." Is this funny? I can't tell; but it has staying power.

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Guys and Dolls

Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Growing Up, Webkinz, Children, Boys, Parenting, Feminism, Femininity, Social Activism, Gender, Girls, Marlo Thomas, Free to Be You and Me, Kids, Masculinity, Gender Issues, 1970s, Good Morning America, Family, Gender Stereotypes, Gender Roles, Living News
Stephanie Fairyington

The success of web-based interactive dolls like Webkinz indicates that boys respond to toys that tap into their fatherly instincts; for the month of October alone, boys made up 36% of the site's visitors.

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The Tables Have Turned

Giulia Melucci | Posted 12.24.2008 | Style

Read More: Gender Stereotypes, Gender Roles, Romance, Brooklyn, Cooking, Dating, Online Dating, Food, Internet Dating, Masculinity, Femininity, New York City, Style News
Giulia Melucci

I like to be the cook in my relationships. When I'm not slaving over the stove for some boyfriend or other I'm not sure what I have to offer.

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Sarah Palin Is Making Powerful and Sexy a Potent Brew Without Emasculating Her Husband

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Women in Politics, Margaret Thatcher, Women's Issues, Vice President Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Golda Meir, Power, Drill Baby Drill, Femininity, Feminism, Sexuality, Living News
Jill Brooke

It sure doesn't look like Sarah Palin will be facing divorce. She may have difficulty explaining foreign policy, but she is clearly proud to assert femininity and sexuality along with power.

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