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The Prostate Cancer Society has had a lot of success in raising awareness of prostate and testicular cancers through its annual Movember campaign, when men are encouraged to grow a mustache throughout November to raise funds to fight men's cancers. But why should the guys have all the fun? A new initiative, Julyna, encourages women to groom their down-there hair for the month of July, in a bid to raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer.

Women need more sleep than men, yet most of us get less than our partners. If the next battle of the sexes is the quest for rest, here’s how you can put sleep back on your priority list and end up on top

Can you really ban love? That’s precisely the hope of a local council or “panchayat” in a rural village in India (via The Telegraph) that recently banned love marriages — those unions that haven’t been arranged by the parents of the bride.

Five women share stories about when they grew up

Frustrating. Annoying. Unfair. That’s how most women feel about the fact that men appear to have the magical ability to shed weight rapidly and with seemingly less effort.