OK, it's no surprise. Women are the more forgiving sex, but first let's look at what forgiveness means. A study done by a Spanish university says both parties need to cooperate for true forgiveness to be achieved. The perpetrator must show true remorse, and the offended must not bear a grudge. Because men are more likely to hold grudges, they have a harder time forgiving regardless of the amount Read more

While Dutch moms say the key to a happy life is a part-time or no-time job, German moms find the same life stressful because they want to work. But there is a whole other type of stay-at-home moms in every developed country: those who stay, because they can afford to. They've been called jet-set moms, spending days shopping in high-end boutiques, at life-coaching classes, and traveling with Read more

Google's Ngram Viewer uses Google Books' massive collection of 5 million texts published over the last 200 years to track trends. Last month we saw "love" has decreased in popularity while "sex" has risen, and now we're using it to look at gender roles. Well, actually Chris Harrison, a human-computer interaction PhD student at Carnegie Mellon, is using it; we're just reaping the reward. To Read more

Sexism in its most literal form is just prejudice based on gender. Look at it that way and prepubescent kids — with their single-gender cliques — are some of the most sexist beings around. But as they become older and more interested in the opposite sex, they become more open minded. Except a new study found one group actually becomes more sexist, and it's not who you'd expect. Romantic Read more

Lots of moms think out loud, and Grafix does, too. We're a Little 1940s comes from the Grafix on Sugar blog at OnSugar. OK, so I know we live in the "new age" of feminism, but does that mean that we have to be completely independent? I mean, what's wrong with wanting to stay at home to raise my two boys while my husband works? I have to admit that before I got pregnant with "Cookie" I was Read more

Mommy Dearest, I have a 4-year-old little girl who seems to fit into the stereotypes surrounding children her age; she loves princesses, makeup, and playing with baby dolls. In an effort to get her to branch out, I have signed her up for soccer with other boys and girls her age. At first, the playtime was terrific — boys and girls running elbow to elbow. Then the coach decided to split them up Read more