Sara Blakely, founder of shapewear brand Spanx, has become the first female billionaire to join the Giving Pledge. She has vowed to give half her wealth to philanthropy. The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic effort launched three years ago by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates. Original post on globalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Climate change may mean all painted turtles are born female, driving them to extinction Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
An off-duty U.S. navy sailor wrestled a Dubai bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he tried to rape her at knifepoint on Jan. 19, a courtroom heard Wednesday. Original post on washingtontimes.com Comments on reddit.com
STRIPPING naked and plunging into an icy sea with two huge creatures of the deep is not for the faint of heart. Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Fallon Fox this week revealed that she is a transgender athlete. Now, with the mixed martial arts fighter’s inner-circle carefully trying to control the message, Fox has invited much of the criticism. Original post on espn.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Park Geun-hye promises a tough stance on national security and an era of economic revival as she is sworn in as South Korea’s president. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for an acid attack on a college bus in northern Pakistan which left two girls with burned faces, a doctor said. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Research news from leading universities Original post on futurity.org Comments on reddit.com
The grass is almost always greener to women, for starters, a new study says—and such differences could have roots deep in human evolution. Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
Hooters is launching a marketing campaign as part of a long-term plan to revitalize the brand and appeal to a broader, younger audience — including women. Original post on adage.com Comments on reddit.com
INFOGRAPHIC: Learn about the 10 different types of female orgasm. Original post on mamiverse.com Comments on digg.com
A classic study from more than 60 years ago that reportedly showed that males are more promiscuous and females more choosy in selecting mates may be wrong, say life scientists who are the first to repeat the historic experiment using the same methods. Original post on eurekalert.org Comments on reddit.com
What kind of awful punk kids tell a seemingly harmless lady ‘You fuckin’ fat-ass, look at all this flab right here?’ This is brutal. Surely Internet Justice will catch up to them. Original post on al.com Comments on digg.com
Landmark polar research about the Adélie penguin’s sex life by Captain Scott’s expedition, deemed too shocking for the public 100 years ago, is unearthed at the Natural History Museum Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Professor Sergey Gavrilets new study on human evolution, pair-bonding and monogamy reveals that a possible sexual revolution took place millions of years ago, when low-ranking males would bring extra food to certain females in order to curry sexual favour. Original post on stylist.co.uk Comments on digg.com
Top 10 Badass Female Movie Characters – Snow White has never been known as a badass. She’s a delicate flower who relies on a man to save her life. She’s the quintessence of a damsel in distress. Original post on screencrave.com Comments on digg.com
Our recounting of how Jack Welch clashed with a group of female executives over how to advance to the top of corporate America touched a raw nerve. So we asked female CEOs for their opinion on the topic. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Study: The presence of female politicians boosts aspirations, educational achievement of young women. More
