Graça Machel, after being widowed by her Mozambican consort, would marry Nelson Mandela during his presidency, thus making her the first woman to become first lady in two countries.
The “women are wonderful” effect is a phenomenon found in psychological research…
The “women are wonderful” effect is a phenomenon found in psychological research in which people associate more positive attributes with women as compared to men. This effect reflects an emotional bias toward women as a general case. Women’s in-group biases are 4 times stronger than men’s.
Dove once ran a “Natural beauty” campaign which centered around “real” looking women….
Dove once ran a “Natural beauty” campaign which centered around “real” looking women. It turned out all of the women in this ad series had been Photoshopped.
An Anthropological study shows that women who wear less…
An Anthropological study shows that women who wear less clothing live longer.
MIT admitted its first female student in the 1870s as an experiment and allowed…
MIT admitted its first female student in the 1870s as an experiment and allowed her to attend free of charge. Faculty members were against it, but were forced to comply because they forgot to add a “no women” clause to the bylaws.
Men are more likely to be overweight than women, but women are more…
Men are more likely to be overweight than women, but women are more likely to be severely obese than men.
Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation with cash tips received…
Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation with cash tips received by a restaurant server – they found men tipped their large-boobed server 30% more, but women tipped her 40% more.
Most cave paintings were probably made by women. How do we know this…
Most cave paintings were probably made by women. How do we know this? Well, on average, female hands have a ring finger that is shorter than the index finger (whereas in men, it’s the other way around), and this difference is believed to have been more pronounced among ancient people. Applying this rule to the hand prints left on cave paintings, scientists have come to the conclusion that nearly three-quarters of them were made by females.
When a woman is attracted to a man, she speaks…
When a woman is attracted to a man, she speaks in a higher pitch than she does normally.
Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female…
Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female employees who want to delay having a baby while they pursue their careers.