You might have seen the photos of the Ukrainian female border guards or passport control staff having makeovers ready to greet the football fans. What you have to understand is that women in uniform over there always dress up to look their best. Police women wear high heels on duty – as you can see [...]
Political correctness can get in the way of science. Lazar Greenfield, president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), recently had to resign as editor of Surgery News and from his position in the ACS after being accused of sexism despite his reputation for supporting women in surgery. What caused this fall from grace? He [...]
What can we offer you to renew your contract? Free language lessons? 5 weeks holiday? How about a free boob job? A report in the New York Times described how nurses in the Czech Republic were offered such perks. One nurse in the private sector who opted for the cosmetic surgery had breast enhancement and [...]
If you want to know which country to live in to enjoy life more go to the OECD better life index. They have identified 11 key factors such as health, education, earnings, and sense of community. You can decide how important these are to you. After I’d scored my choices and pushed the buttons it [...]
Looking at some of my site stats I noticed that there is one blog that has been read by people every single day since I posted it 12 months ago. The blog is about blushing and whether men find it attractive. Not sure what it is that makes it so popular but it was [...]
Breast might be best for boys but having a boy in the first place is a different matter. Some experts believe you can strongly influence the sex of your baby by eating the right mix of foods. A study suggests that women who eat plenty of fruit, vegetables and rice, are more likely to have [...]
When you first sit down to write a blog you hope people are going to want to read it – unless you plan it as a private journal where you can unburden yourself or have a rant at the world (OK so occasionally I have a rant too). So it’s great for me that so [...]
We live in a world pre-occupied with body size, according to teen magazine Sugar which has just conducted a poll of 2,500 13 – 19 year-olds. Teenage girls are twice as likely to diet if their mother is constantly watching her weight. Comments from parents, attitudes of friends, and pictures of size zero models are [...]
Yes, but only for a couple of days Research for a Chilean winery found that women will typically spill the beans in 47 hours and 15 minutes. A study of 3,000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that 40% were unable to keep a secret no matter how personal or confidential. Fortunately 22% [...]
Mums have come clean and admitted that they treat their sons more favourably than their daughters. At least the 2,500 Mums on the notorious advice web-site Netmums who contributed to the study reported in the press today. Mums say they are more critical of their daughters whilst accepting poorer behaviour from their sons which they [...]
