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Mar 24, 2017

Americans Are Having Less Sex: By the Numbers

Sexual activity across America has dropped in recent years. In 2014, U.S. adults were having sex an average of 53 times per year, which is nine fewer times annually than the average between 1989 and 1994, according to a new study. And the researchers found that the sexual slowdown is...

Mar 28, 2017

Women's Entire Menstrual Cycle Replicated in a Lab

The female reproductive system is such an intricate network of organs and fluctuating hormone levels that it can seem mysterious, even to women. But now, scientists have replicated the entire female menstrual cycle in a bento-box-like device that can fit into the palm of your hand. The device represents a...

Mar 31, 2017

Back to the '50s? Many Teens Say Man Should Be in Charge at Home

American teens have no problem with gender equality in the workplace, but home life is a different story. A new report released today (March 31) by the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) finds that modern high school seniors increasingly believe that everyone is better off if the man is the...

Apr 14, 2017

Supremely Annoying: Female SCOTUS Justices Get Interrupted More

Just because a judge makes it to the Supreme Court, that doesn't mean the person gets to speak freely: A new study finds that female justices are interrupted more than male justices. This happens even though female justices on the Supreme Court speak less than their male colleagues, according to...

May 2, 2017

What Is Estrogen?

Estrogens are hormones that are important for sexual and reproductive development, mainly in women. They are also referred to as female sex hormones. The term estrogen refers to all of the chemically similar hormones in this group, which are estrone, estradiol (primary in women of reproductive age) and estriol. Estrogen's...

May 22, 2017

Gender-Confirmation Surgeries on the Rise in US

The number of surgeries done to confirm a person's gender identity, also referred to as sex reassignment surgeries, has increased in recent years, according to the first report on the topic from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In 2016, more than 3,200 gender-confirmation surgeries were performed in the...

Jun 1, 2017

The Secret to Sperm's Sexy Swimming

Human sperm cells get an extra oomph forward as they swim, thanks to interconnected elastic springs in their tails that communicate with other regions of the tail, a new study finds. These elastic springs transmit mechanical information to the distant parts of the tail, helping it bend as it wriggles...

Jun 9, 2017

Hair Regrowth Products for Women & Men: Who Pays More?

Products aimed at regrowing hair cost more when they are marketed to women than when they are marketed to men, a new study finds. Researchers found, for example, that one popular product, Rogaine, cost 40 percent more when it was marketed to woman than when it was marketed to men....

Jun 16, 2017

The Science of Sexism: Why Workplaces Are So Hard to Change

The recent case of man in a powerful position making a sexist comment — during a company meeting aimed partly at addressing discrimination against women — raises the question of why gender issues in the workplace are so difficult to quash. During an Uber staff meeting on June 13, board...

Jun 21, 2017

How Many Teens Are Really Having Sex These Days?

The percentage of teens in the U.S. who have had sex has ticked down since the 1980s, a new report finds. The latest estimates — which are based on data gathered from 2011 to 2015 — are that 42 percent of girls and women ages 15 to 19 who have...

Jul 12, 2017

Diatoms Have Sex, and Ammonium Is a Turn-On

Single-celled algae known as diatoms, long thought to reproduce asexually, were recently found to be friskier than expected. Researchers discovered that diatoms do engage in sexual reproduction — and are especially likely to do it when in the presence of the compound ammonium, a waste product generated by most animals....

Jul 19, 2017

Yes, Dads Give Kids Less-Healthy Food: Here's Why

It's a childhood memory that many people may have: When Mom isn't home for dinner, Dad takes charge … and orders pizza. Or throws some hot dogs in the microwave. Either way, it's not a choice Mom approves of. Now, a small new study shows that dads really do make...

Jul 26, 2017

Transgender Military Ban: 5 Facts That Rebut Trump’s Claims

President Donald Trump said today (July 26) that transgender individuals could not serve in the military. After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, Trump...

Jul 27, 2017

That's a Woman's Job: How Do Certain Careers Acquire a Gender?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. I'm not bossy, I'm the boss. So proclaims Beyoncé in a video in support of the #banbossy campaign. The campaign highlights how when little boys take charge, they're often...

Jul 27, 2017

Why We Need to Stop Talking About Work-Life Balance As a 'Female' Struggle

Work-life balance is often addressed as a women's issue. Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In was directed at women, Anne-Marie Slaughter's essay in The Atlantic was about Why Women Still Can't Have It All and Ivanka Trump's recent book Women Who Work dismissed the very concept of women seamlessly...