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Tuesday December 18th 2007

NYC nightclubs defend ladies' nights 16975

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_fe_st/odd_ladies_nights (score:179 / approval:86%)

by --B Mon Dec 17th, 2007 12:35pm (from #bor)

NEW YORK - Men are not discriminated against by "ladies' nights" at Manhattan nightclubs, just as people in their 20s do not suffer because some restaurants let children eat for free or have "early bird" specials for older customers, according to nightclub lawyers fighting a federal lawsuit. More →

clubs, discrimination, gender, ladies night, lawsuit

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Tuesday June 19th 2007

New York City pays $29,000 for arresting topless woman 15633

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/18/topless.settlement.ap/index.html (score:436 / approval:90%)

by --B Mon Jun 18th, 2007 2:15pm (from #bor)

New York City pays $29,000 for arresting topless woman

Jill Coccaro, 27, was arrested on a topless stroll two years ago, despite a 1992 state appeals court ruling that concluded women should have the same right as men to take off their shirts. More →

who now goes by the name Phoenix Feeley?

fine, gender, law, topless

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Wednesday March 14th 2007

Science caught you peeping! 13957

http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070312ruel/ (score:430 / approval:100%)

by jellynail Wed Mar 14th, 2007 4:42pm (from #bor)

Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed. Coyne adds that this difference doesn't just occur with images of people. Men tend to fixate more on areas of private anatomy on animals as well, as evidenced when users were directed to browse the American Kennel Club site. More →

And why shouldn't guys check out other guys' junk?

crotch, erogenous, eyetracking, gender, stare

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Sunday January 28th 2007

Implicit Stereotypes And Gender Identification May Affect Female Math Performance 12872

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070124104155.htm (score:270 / approval:71%)

by oblio Wed Jan 24th, 2007 11:21pm (from #bor)

Implicit Stereotypes And Gender Identification May Affect Female Math Performance

In an article published in the January issue of Psychological Science, psychologists Amy Kiefer of the University of California, San Francisco and Denise Sekaquaptewa of the University of Michigan point to an interaction between women's own underlying "implicit" stereotypes and their gender identification as a source for their underperformance and lowered perseverance in mathematical fields. More →

or maybe women are just retarded

gender, gender roles, girls, math, stereotypes

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Tuesday January 23rd 2007

More American men seeking nip n' tuck 12587

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070114/lf_afp/afplifestyleushealth (score:196 / approval:56%)

by --B Mon Jan 15th, 2007 10:23am (from #bor)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Once considered a woman's domain, cosmetic surgery is increasingly attracting American men keen on remaining competitive in the workplace, improving their love life or getting rid of physical hangups. More →

gender, niptuck, plastic surgery, vanity

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Sunday January 21st 2007

Chinese facing shortage of wives 12544

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6254763.stm?lsm (score:234 / approval:83%)

by --B Fri Jan 12th, 2007 12:58pm (from #bor)

China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women by 2020, making it difficult for them to find wives, according to a national report. More →

china, gender, one child policy

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Sunday January 14th 2007

Man files lawsuit to take wife's name 12559

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_us/take_my_wife_s_name (score:238 / approval:83%)

by --B Sat Jan 13th, 2007 12:23pm (from #bor)

LOS ANGELES - Mike Buday isn't married to his last name. In fact, he and his fiancee decided before they wed that he would take hers. But Buday was stunned to learn that he couldn't simply become Mike Bijon when they married in 2005. More →

aclu, gender, marriage

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Monday December 18th 2006

Woman fails gender test from Asian Games 12128

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?storyid=2006-12-17T194304Z_01_L... (score:310 / approval:83%)

by --B Sun Dec 17th, 2006 8:43pm (from #bor)

Woman fails gender test from Asian Games

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian silver medallist at the Doha Asian Games could be stripped of her medal after failing a gender test, an Indian sports official said on Sunday. More →

She had to undergo a gender test and there were some problems with it,

gender, sports

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Dudes Become Men -- at Finishing School 12122

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/International/story?id=2731672&page=1 (score:202 / approval:83%)

by --B Sun Dec 17th, 2006 12:01pm (from #bor)

Dec. 16, 2006 - In the era of the metrosexual male, primping and preening are no longer just for the ladies. More and more men are trading in their beer and chips for something more refined. More →

finishing school, gender, manners, metrosexual

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Tuesday October 24th 2006

Judge: Exposure Law Is Gender Specific 10711

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2592139 (score:232 / approval:80%)

by --B Sat Oct 21st, 2006 1:28pm (from #bor)

RIVERSIDE, Calif. Oct 20, 2006 (AP) A judge dismissed an indecent exposure charge against a woman accused of disrobing in front of a 14-year-old boy, saying the law only applies to men. Superior Court Judge Robert W. Armstrong said earlier in the week that the law only mentions someone who "exposes his person." More →

gender, law, nudity

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