Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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The Ghost of Phantom Pregnancy
Not long ago, a Canadian woman went to the hospital ...
Not long ago, a Canadian woman went to the hospital intending to deliver quintuplets. But it turned out she had never been pregnant at all, despite her bulging belly. Cristen and Caroline look into the mystery of pseudocyesis, better known as phantom pregnancy.
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How Teaching Became Women's Work
A majority of teachers around the world are women -- ...
A majority of teachers around the world are women -- why? Cristen and Caroline chart the feminization of the teaching profession and how gender at the front of the classroom affects student learning.
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My Little Bronies
When "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" premiered in 2010, ...
When "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" premiered in 2010, the cartoon attracted a surprising new fan base: men, aka bronies. Cristen and Caroline explore the brony origin, who they are and what it means that a group of men, young and old, are proudly embracing their love of an animated show for little girls.
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Single Moms
Raising a family can be challenging,especially as a single parent. ...
Raising a family can be challenging,especially as a single parent. In time for Mother's Day, Cristen and Caroline celebrate single moms and debunk the longstanding historical stigma against them.
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Military Wives
Being married to the military comes with unique challenges, including ...
Being married to the military comes with unique challenges, including deployment, frequent moves and stereotyping as a frivolous "Army wife." Cristen and Caroline examine what life is really like for military spouses, LGBT military families and female soldiers with civilian husbands.
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The Body Shaming Epidemic
Weight bias, also known as fat-shaming, has serious real-world impacts ...
Weight bias, also known as fat-shaming, has serious real-world impacts on overweight and obese women. Now, thin women are making their voices heard about so-called "skinny shaming" as well. Cristen and Caroline discuss the harmful spectrum of body shaming and what women can do to stop it.
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The Widowhood Effect
Around 245 million women around the world are widows. Cristen ...
Around 245 million women around the world are widows. Cristen and Caroline examine the history of widowhood, societal treatment toward widowed women, and how men and women process spousal loss differently.
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Chocoholism
Do women really go crazy for chocolate? Cristen and Caroline ...
Do women really go crazy for chocolate? Cristen and Caroline unpack the old stereotype of women's chocolate obsessions, one of advertising's greatest confections.
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Video Games & Women, Part II
What's it like for women who play video games, having ...
What's it like for women who play video games, having to deal with gamer girl stereotypes, in-game harassment and a shortage of strong female characters to play? In part two of their series on video games, Cristen and Caroline take a look how video games and gaming culture treat women.
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Video Games & Women, Part I
What's it like for women in video games who comprise ...
What's it like for women in video games who comprise just 12 percent of the industry? Cristen and Caroline kick-off their two-part series on video games by looking at women making their way in the industry and the challenges -- and sometimes death threats -- they face.
