Young women today do not marry the men they met in high school, or even the one they go out with at college, because they do not need to.
As societies continue to loosen their standards regarding what is appropriate female and male behavior, I think we are going to realize we have not only underestimated women, but also men.
Scientists know that women gravitate to men who have a different immune system from theirs.
A hundred years ago, if you had a child out of marriage, you'd be a social disgrace. Today women feel comfortable enough economically and culturally to bring up a child without a recognized commitment from a man.
Despite the myth that men are less committed, they are predisposed to desire marriage.
In America, we are demanding everything from our marriage.
If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a wider array of skills.
If we remained perpetually infatuated, we couldn't eat, sleep or work.
Touch is the mother of the senses. Not only are women more sensitive when they touch, but they're also more sensitive to being touched.
The Internet lets women use words, which is their natural tool. Little girls speak in more complex, grammatical sentences than little boys do, and women never lose that superiority in verbal ability.
Women are better at reading body language everywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it's associated with the female hormone estrogen. Women are better at figuring out of tone of voice, reading your face and posture and gesture.
Today, most women are surrounded by ingenious gadgets. They don't grow the peas or raise the chicken that they serve for dinner; instead they hunt and gather in the grocery store. They go through catalogs or department stores to buy clothes instead o...
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily.
Women are naturally prone to compete over their mates.
Women, it turns out, are built to lead - particularly in the modern world.
The women's movement is just a symptom of basic changes in the economy that are favoring women.
Women have a better sense of color and a better color memory. They're more likely to notice when something doesn't match; more likely to notice what you're wearing.
Today, American women bear an average of 2.2 children that live to adulthood. Across most of Europe, women bear even fewer young.
