Gender and hygiene: Could cleanliness be hurting girls?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 14:03 in Psychology & Sociology

Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy – "all ribbon and curls" – and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women.

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