107.9 The River » gender

Are Men Happier When They Do Their Share of Housework?

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:29:41 +0000

Men might occasionally groan when asked to do household chores, but, if you can believe it, doing their part around the house might actually make men happier. Researchers at Cambridge University looked into the division of domestic labor among the sexes. They expected to find that in arrangements in which men did their share of the chores [...]

Women Drivers Are More Likely Than Men to Cause Traffic Accidents

Grace Niemitalo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:30:55 +0000

A new study suggests that women are more likely than men to cause traffic accidents.

Researchers from the University of Michigan analyzed at 6.5 million car crashes. They also calculated, based on the number of miles men and women drive, that if all things were equal, male-to-male crashes would account for 36.2% of accidents, female-to-female would make up 15.8 percent, and male-to-female would make up 48 percent.

Parents Would Rather Have a Boy Than a Girl: Poll

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:00:11 +0000

A recent Gallup poll of 1,020 adults shows that, if Americans could only have one child, they’d rather have a boy than a girl

According to the poll, published Thursday, 40 percent said they’d want to have a boy, while 28 percent said they’d rather have a girl instead.