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1 month ago

Comedian gag sparks gender debate

Stand-up comedian Yang Li. It all dates back to the summer of 2020, when Yang's gag about men who look mediocre but are self-absorbed on the popular stand-up comedy program Rock &Roast Season 3 provoked fierce discussions online, leading to the coining of the term puxinnan. After the male friend says: 'But nothing can be done', I laughed out loud, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

LPGA considers banning transgender golfer Hailey Davidson from women’s circuit

The Telegraph

The LPGA Tour is deciding whether to ban male-born golfers in a move which could see Hailey Davidson lose the playing status the Scot took from Q-School this week. Davidson missed out on the historic quest to become the first transgender golfer to win a card on the women’s premier circuit when failing by six shots to progress to the …

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3 months ago

Today in Sports - Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes

Associated Press

Sept. 20 1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open. 1973 — Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes and the $100,000 winner-take-all purse at Houston’s Astrodome. 2003 — Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State, catches seven touchdown …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Is this why British blokes love to BBQ? Men eat more meat in countries like the UK where there is greater equality between the sexes, study claims

Daily Mail

With summer just around the corner now, men across the UK will finally be preparing to fire up the BBQ. Researchers from the University of Zurich say that men eat more meat - and women less - in countries with greater equality between the sexes. Researchers from the University of Zurich say that men eat more meat - and women …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Women often outlive men but in poorer health. What causes the difference in diseases

Hindustan Times

There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 diseases found. "Throughout their lives, women will spend more time in poor health, while men suffer from conditions that will kill them sooner," Luisa Sorio Flor, one of the study authors, told DW. "We know that there is a bias in health …

Health Women Sex Men Pain Conditions Differences

1 year, 1 month ago

Kyle Richards stuns alongside stylish Ariana Madix, Erika Jayne and Scheana Shay as glammed-up reality stars parade into Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for DAY TWO of BravoCon

Daily Mail

Kyle Richards joined stylish Ariana Madix, Erika Jayne and Scheana Shay as a cavalcade of glammed-up reality stars paraded into Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for day two of BravoCon. Stylish: Richards showed off her impeccable frame wearing a form-fitting, red dress that contained a hem that stopped just below her knees Having a blast: Kyle also crossed paths with …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Movie Review: In ‘Fair Play,’ a battle of the sexes on Wall Street

Associated Press

The disquieting root of Chloe Domont’s slinky, slick feature debut “Fair Play” lies in the face of Luke as he learns that his fiance Emily has been given the promotion at their Wall Street hedge fund he thought was his. While there are bits of that in Domont’s film, “Fair Play” is neither especially erotic nor much of a thriller. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Girl math vs. Boy math: an insight into the internet's tit-for-tat battle of the sexes

Salon

Girlboss and millennial progressive Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is really good at Twitter. Girl math rocked the internet world with this same pattern of women justifying each other's spending habits with light-hearted, ridiculous reasoning. One dug into some straight men's fetish with women who love other women: "Boy math is being homophobic but loving lesbians." One person replied to a tweet …

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1 year, 3 months ago

50 years of Battle of the Sexes: It was a catalyst for social change, says Billie Jean King

The Hindu

On the 50th anniversary of her win over Bobby Riggs in the famous ‘Battle of the Sexes’, Billie Jean King referred to the event as one of the most important days of her life. On September 20, 1973, the 29-year-old King defeated a retired Riggs, six-time Major winner and 26 years elder to her, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a match …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Fifty years on – sport’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ still rages

The Independent

You’ve got to hand it to 1973. But King had drawn the battle lines in 1970, setting up the all-women’s tennis tour with a group of fellow rebels – something one panicked male journalist of the time described as “bubonic”. You’ve probably seen the footage or a movie version of it: Riggs entering the Houston Aerodrome atop a ridiculous carriage …

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1 year, 3 months ago

On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Billie Jean King’s victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” was a milestone moment as women pushed for equality on the playing field and beyond. On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional …

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1 year, 3 months ago

battle of the sexes tennis match billie jean king bobby riggs

CNN

CNN — It’s been 50 years since the most-watched tennis match in history took place between female sports icon Billie Jean King and former men’s world No. “I said, ‘Margaret it’s not a tennis match, it’s about social change, it’s about social justice, it’s about all the things we’re working for,’” King recalled. “I thought it would set us back …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Dharma Files | Dalai Lama and the pitfalls of cultural misunderstandings

Firstpost

The Dalai Lama has been in the news recently for what some would consider the wrong reasons. From this point of view, the Dalai Lama and the young boy exchanging a kiss on the lips is not as outrageous as it might appear in a Western context. I think we can assume that the Tibetan culture shares the Indian orientation, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

"Marriage Of Opposite Sexes Central To Indian Legal Regime": Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Opposes Pleas In SC Seeking Recognition For Same-Sex Marriages

Live Law

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, acting through Maulana Mahmood Madani, who has served as a Member of Parliament, has sought intervention in the matter pertaining to the legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India. While opposing the petitions seeking to fit in same sex marriage in the prevailing legal regime of India, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has argued that as a legal institution, marriage between. …

India Marriage Recognition Same Sex Marriage Legal Regime Opposite Sexes

1 year, 11 months ago

Both sexes want more women in construction and a more family friendly workplace

ABC

Despite being qualified to operate a range of heavy equipment and having almost two decades of experience, when Samantha Fratus walks on to a site, builders are often surprised by what they see. Key points: Women make up 10 per cent of construction managers, but only 1 per cent of workers on the tools Researchers say making construction less male-dominated …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Women work harder than men. This anthropological study in rural China shows us why

Firstpost

For most people around the world, physical work takes up a great amount of time and energy every day. Leaving home We decided to test the hypothesis that leaving your natal area after heterosexual marriage to live with your spouse’s family may contribute to a higher level of workload. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay The most common form of marriage …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Now JK Rowling brands Nicola Sturgeon 'the First Feminist' in war of words

Daily Mail

JK Rowling's public feud with Nicola Sturgeon over trans rights escalated today as the Harry Potter author sarcastically branded the SNP leader the 'First Feminist' – as it emerged that the party's equalities officer threatened to 'beat the f*** out of terfs'. Miss Rowling, who has faced death threats from trans activists, continued the row with Miss Sturgeon Responding to …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes”

Associated Press

Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. The new 58,000 ton Cunard liner “Queen Elizabeth II” slides stern first down the slipway into the River Clyde at the John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank, Scotland, Sept. 20, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Study Says Ageing Neutralizes Sex Differences In The Brain

News 18

Fruit flies’ brains become desexualized as they get older, both male and female. The brain controls sexual behaviour, so researchers looked at how the expression of specific genes changes with age in young males and females to learn what happens to sex differences in this tissue in fruit flies. According to Dr. Antonino Malacrin, one of the study’s primary authors …

Sex Gene Fruit Expression Study Males Females

2 years, 4 months ago

Ageing neutralises sex differences in the brain: Study

Hindustan Times

Fruit flies' brains become desexualised as they get older, both male and female. The brain controls sexual behaviour, so researchers looked at how the expression of specific genes changes with age in young males and females to learn what happens to sex differences in this tissue in fruit flies. According to Dr. Antonino Malacrin, one of the study's primary authors …

Sex Brain Gene Expression Study Differences Males

2 years, 11 months ago

'Battle of Sexes' Starts in Womb as Male, Female Genes Tussle For Nutrition, Study Finds

News 18

In a fascinating study recently published in Developmental Cell, scientists have spotted a key signal used by foetuses to control nutrition supply and how a tussle between the genes of the father and the mother is triggered. Further, the study explained how some babies are unable to grow sufficiently in the womb when the blood vessels don’t develop and the …

Study Foetus

3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Why Billie Jean King finally took control of her own story

LA Times

From Billie Jean King’s “All In”: “Elton wearing the Philadelphia Freedoms jacket that I asked Ted Tinling to make for him because Elton was such a tennis fan. From Billie Jean King’s “All In”: “Before I lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish after winning my first Wimbledon singles title in 1966 — my wildest dream come true — I snuck a …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Billie Jean King says upcoming memoir 'All In' will be 'first portrait of her life in full'

Firstpost

Billie Jean King has a memoir coming this summer, and she calls it a journey to her “authentic self.” Alfred A Knopf announced on Thursday that “All In: An Autobiography” will be published 17 August. “Early on, what was most apparent to me was that the world I wanted didn’t exist yet,” King writes in her book, according to an …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Why Did Dinosaurs Have Horns or Frills? Fossils in the Gobi Desert May Be Key to Answer

News 18

If you’re a fan of Jurassic Park, you might remember some dinosaurs like the triceratops with horny structures around their head. For one dino species with frills, the Protoceratops, the formidable structure might have been used for flirting, according to recent study. We looked at the 3-dimensional shape and our focus was on seeing if we could find two separate …

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Comedian gag sparks gender debate

LPGA considers banning transgender golfer Hailey Davidson from women’s circuit

Today in Sports - Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes

Is this why British blokes love to BBQ? Men eat more meat in countries like the UK where there is greater equality between the sexes, study claims

Women often outlive men but in poorer health. What causes the difference in diseases

Kyle Richards stuns alongside stylish Ariana Madix, Erika Jayne and Scheana Shay as glammed-up reality stars parade into Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for DAY TWO of BravoCon

Movie Review: In ‘Fair Play,’ a battle of the sexes on Wall Street

Girl math vs. Boy math: an insight into the internet's tit-for-tat battle of the sexes

50 years of Battle of the Sexes: It was a catalyst for social change, says Billie Jean King

Fifty years on – sport’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ still rages

On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress

battle of the sexes tennis match billie jean king bobby riggs

Dharma Files | Dalai Lama and the pitfalls of cultural misunderstandings

"Marriage Of Opposite Sexes Central To Indian Legal Regime": Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Opposes Pleas In SC Seeking Recognition For Same-Sex Marriages

Both sexes want more women in construction and a more family friendly workplace

Women work harder than men. This anthropological study in rural China shows us why

Now JK Rowling brands Nicola Sturgeon 'the First Feminist' in war of words

Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes”

Study Says Ageing Neutralizes Sex Differences In The Brain

Ageing neutralises sex differences in the brain: Study

'Battle of Sexes' Starts in Womb as Male, Female Genes Tussle For Nutrition, Study Finds

Column: Why Billie Jean King finally took control of her own story

Billie Jean King says upcoming memoir 'All In' will be 'first portrait of her life in full'

Why Did Dinosaurs Have Horns or Frills? Fossils in the Gobi Desert May Be Key to Answer