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Men Dominate Olympics TV Coverage
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 31 July 2008 - 14:33 PM 
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A new analysis of NBC’s prime-time Olympics coverage shows male athletes receive more air time than women, but the discrepancy is much greater for the winter games than the summer ones.
Film Critics: A Boys' Club
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 14:19 PM 0 Comments
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press all have female movie reviewers, but don’t let that fool you: Film criticism in the nation’s newspapers remains “largely a male enterprise,” according to a new study.
The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's About Gender, Stupid
Written by: Deborah Rogow, Friday 20 June 2008 - 17:34 PM 9 Comments
A "pregnancy pact" among high school sophomores suggests conventional sex education has some explaining to do. An international consultant on adolescent sexual health offers direction for where changes should be heading.
Ovaries, Testes Age In Different Ways
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Friday 13 June 2008 - 11:09 AM 0 Comments
Researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore have tacked one of the key questions in their field: Do reproductive organs age in the same way as other body organs? The question is especially important since more women in developed countries are postponing childbirth until later in life.
Winning by Losing in a Watershed Year
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 17 January 2008 - 18:10 PM 0 Comments
Many of the fault lines of American society have risen to the surface in the current presidential election. Observers see the resulting electoral volatility of 2008 mirroring watershed years such as 1928 and 1968.
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- 2 A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
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- 6 The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's…
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