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Women & Minority Expo Coming To Horseshoe Riverdome

James Stanley — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:02:31 +0000

On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 10:00am until 2:00pm, Horseshoe Casino & Hotel and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in partnership with the Bossier Chamber of Commerce will host the Shreveport-Bossier Women’s & Minority Career Expo.

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Do Women and the Elderly Cause More Car Accidents Than Men and the Young?

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:51:07 +0000

A recent study of accidents involving the gas pedals of vehicles yielded some age and gender-specific results.

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Women affect Men's Brains, Who Knew?

James Stanley — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:32:15 +0000

There is now a laboratory explanation for a foot-in-mouth phenomenon. It seems men's brains simply stop working correctly, when it comes to women.

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Are Women Less Friendly Than Men Online?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:14:39 +0000

A study released Friday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project finds that when it comes to social networks, women tend to be a lot less friendly than men.

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Are Women Better Than Men When It Comes to Buying a Car?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:53:42 +0000

While the book ‘Women Don’t Ask’ indicates the fairer sex often winds up paying upwards of $1,300 more for a car simply to avoid the sometimes-painful haggling process, a new survey demonstrates women aren’t the pushovers auto-sellers may think they are.

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Study Says Women on the Pill Choose More Stable Partners

Shauna Wright — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:54:44 +0000

New research suggests women on birth control pills tend to choose men they feel will be more stable relationship partners over guys who may be better looking or sexier.

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Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Put Women at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders

Shauna Wright — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:41:48 +0000

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association states women who’ve been the victim of rape, sexual assault, stalking, or intimate-partner violence are much more likely to develop a mental disorder.

In the study, researchers in Australia found 57 percent of women who’d suffered at least one incident of abuse also had a history of depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, substance abuse, or anxiety — including panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. That’s more than twice the rate of women who had no such abuse.

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