Sex & Relationships

Women are doing less housework than they used to, but they’re still doing more than men and they’re not happy about it. New research shows that while men have started to pull their weight around the home, 85 percent of women still do most of the work, leading to increased stress levels. Swedish researchers studied […]

A Chinese octogenarian has decided to undergo a sex change aged 84. Qian Jinfan was born a boy in Jiaxing, south of Shanghai. He rose to become a mid-ranking government official in Foshan, Guangdong province, and married when he was 54. In 2008, just after his 80th birthday, he decided he wanted to become a […]

Facebook is changing the world in ways Mark Zuckerberg never expected. One in three US divorce filings involving unreasonable behaviour last year included the word Facebook, a Divorce Online survey recently revealed. The findings are backed by research from the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers, which also found more than eight out of 10 lawyers […]

An octogenarian couple have revealed the secret to their 65 years of marital bliss — matching outfits. Joey Schwanke, 81, and her husband Mel, 86, bought their first custom-made matching outfits in 1976 and have dressed alike ever since. They now own 146 bespoke coordinating ensembles and never leave their home in Fremont, Nebraska, in […]

American comedian Steve Harvey’s dating guide Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man has become an overnight sensation in the US. But can his advice help Australia women find love? Fiona Tuite finds out. Should I call him? Do you think he likes me? Could he be the one? The road to true love […]

Our mothers taught us that if we can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. So why can women be so nasty to each other? Nasty comments are often made in a subtle way. We have all been given the mean-spirited, back-handed compliment along the lines of, ‘Oh, you are so adventurous wearing […]

It’s the question that is usually off-limits, but it seems celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman and Zoe Saldana have no problem discussing their bedroom secrets. These leading ladies are just some of the stars who are opening up about their feelings, fears, love life and relationships for the new TV series The […]

Women are known as the fairer sex and it turns out they are more moral too. Eminent philosopher Professor Roger Steare has claimed that women have higher values and ethics than men, with women over 30 being the most moral of all. Steare developed the ‘Moral DNA’ test in 2008 to measure how people’s values […]

Forget Mr Darcy — modern women are more likely to settle for his underpaid manservant. For the first time in history, more brides are “marrying down” than “marrying up”, according to a study by UK think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). IPPR studied marriage figures from the past 40 years and found […]

Women in management have a reputation for being demanding and difficult but a new study has found they’re actually better bosses than men. The survey found that women bosses were more democratic and easier to communicate with, allowing their employees to participate in decision-making and encouraging feedback on management policies. “In line with known gender […]