Men’s Health Magazine Launches Feminist Blog

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Yep, you read the title of this post right. Men’s Health magazine, usually full of ‘Upgrade Your Abs’ and ‘Have Better Sex’-type articles, has launched a blog, aimed at it’s male readers, about feminism. But is it a good thing? Whilst I initially had some reservations, I think so. Here’s why.

Firstly, the fact that Men’s Health has decided to …

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Destigmatizing Bipolar Disorder

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The word bipolar is, like narcissism, thrown around a lot these days. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been asked, “Are you fucking bipolar or something?” when I’d get annoyed over smelly socks on the floor or not feeling like going out on a given night or just suffering from the monthly hormonal shit. And to be completely honest, I’ve referred to my car’s heater as bipolar (you digitally set it at a certain temperature, but man, 78 degrees is definitely not consistent in my old lady mobile).

Bipolar disorder is really not something to joke about, though. Once called manic depressants, those who live a bipolar life have a tough go of it, usually depending on medication and psychiatry to maintain some semblance of a normal life. This might be especially true of …

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One in Five Women Childless by Age 45

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One in five women is childless by the time they reach their mid-forties, according to new figures showing that fertility rates have fallen to a 44-year low. At the same time, the number of women having children over the age of 40 has almost doubled in the last decade as women delay motherhood for longer periods of time.

The figures also found that, among younger mothers, marriage is increasingly being sidelined, with almost three times as many women in their early 20s giving birth while single or cohabiting than as part of a married couple.

Analysts have said the these new figures suggest that more women are delaying starting a family because they are focused on their careers, and because they take longer to find the right man. Rising property prices and the cost of living have also been cited as a reason …

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Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Speaking Out on The Oprah Winfrey Show

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Female victims of sexual abuse are generally received with sympathy. While there are at times accusations of “she made it up” or even “she deserved it for dressing that way,” there is a basic connotation of empathy for girls and women who have survived everything from childhood molestation to rape.

Men aren’t sexually abused.

Except, of course, that they are, to the tune …

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