Gender - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/gender/?source=rss&aim=gender en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT Quote of the day Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/09/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/09/quote/index.html?source=rss Has Hillary Clinton won over white male voters by transforming from referee to contender? Lust in translation Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/26/sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/26/sex/index.html?source=rss A new study says "faulty male introspection" is to blame for misread sexual signals. Do women prefer men who play team sports? Thomas Rogers Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/18/team_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/18/team_sports/index.html?source=rss Gentlemen, it might be time to trade that golf club for a basketball. Act like a man (who knows what that means)! Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/14/canada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/14/canada/index.html?source=rss A blogger sets out to answer what it means these days to be masculine. Have a daughter? You wimp Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/27/daughter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/27/daughter/index.html?source=rss A researcher finds a link between a mother's testosterone level and her baby's gender. Oh, boy. Are urbane tomboys truer feminists? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/tomboys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/tomboys/index.html?source=rss They are, after all, casually shrugging off "the strictures of femininity." Girls will be boys ... at women's colleges? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/17/girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/17/girls/index.html?source=rss Same-sex schools are struggling over the presence of transmale students. Quote of the day Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/quote/index.html?source=rss Can a freer vision of girlhood survive without reimagining boyhood? In the military we trust By William J. Astore Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/american_military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/american_military/index.html?source=rss Progressives who want to disarm U.S. militarism must first understand the nation's faith in the military -- one of our least elitist, most diverse institutions. Is your ring finger long enough for this job? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/28/fisher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/28/fisher/index.html?source=rss Should companies hire according to generalized sex differences? What about finger length? Quote of the day Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/02/south_korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/02/south_korea/index.html?source=rss "It's a girl" is no longer a lament in South Korea. Keeping men out of the kitchen? Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/29/equality_for_birds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/29/equality_for_birds/index.html?source=rss Something about the holidays brings up all those old gender stereotypes. Girl shortage spreads to Vietnam Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/01/vietnam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/01/vietnam/index.html?source=rss Where will the rest of Asia find brides to import? Chicks behind the flicks By Rebecca Traister Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/10/11/hollywood_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/10/11/hollywood_women/index.html?source=rss Ten of Hollywood's most powerful women sit down to discuss the state of the movie business -- why there aren't more female directors, why blowing things up is fun, and more. The happiness gap Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/27/happiness_gap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/27/happiness_gap/index.html?source=rss Are women less content than men because of long to-do lists or the pressure to be a hottie? Men prefer a Mrs. to money? Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/30/college_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/30/college_men/index.html?source=rss A new study suggests young men are more likely than women to sacrifice their career for love, marriage and romance. Fishing for boys, pedicures for girls Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/camp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/camp/index.html?source=rss A 9-year-old girl is banned from a boys-only day camp and offered a spa trip instead. David Brooks takes on pop music Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/11/angry_young_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/11/angry_young_women/index.html?source=rss And its "emotionally self-sufficient and unforgiving" heroines. ABC's of gender Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/15/toddlers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/15/toddlers/index.html?source=rss Toddlers take note of gender roles -- especially when they're subverted. Save the males Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/parker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/parker/index.html?source=rss Pundit Kathleen Parker says men are at risk and it's all women's fault. Lost girls? Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/mapping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/mapping/index.html?source=rss A study says straight women suck at reading maps -- at least that's what the headline declares. Engendering change Carol Lloyd Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/25/transgender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/25/transgender/index.html?source=rss Some happy news on the transgender tip. Beyond biological sex Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/14/transgender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/14/transgender/index.html?source=rss Newsweek announces the growing visibility of transgenderism. Why wait? Find out your baby's sex at six weeks Catherine Price Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/dna_worldwide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/dna_worldwide/index.html?source=rss A test from DNA Worldwide analyzes a mother's blood to determine her fetus' sex. Could it lead to sex selection? Yes, Sanjaya made the list Lynn Harris Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/sexy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/sexy/index.html?source=rss Boston Phoenix ranks the 100 least sexy men.