Testosterone's in the news again, this time in a
WSJ article about how women in developed countries with good careers and health care prefer men with feminine features.
"After crunching the data—including the women's facial preferences, their
country of origin and that country's national health index—the Face Lab
researchers proved something remarkable. They could predict how
masculine a woman likes her men based on her nation's World Health
Organization statistics for mortality rates, life expectancy and the
impact of communicable disease. In countries where poor health is
particularly a threat to survival, women leaned toward "manlier" men.
That is, they preferred their males to have shorter, broader faces and
stronger eyebrows, cheekbones and jaw lines. The researchers went on to
publish the study in this month's issue of the scientific journal
Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences.
"As the social environment shifts, so may women's mate preferences. While
Stone Age forces once wired women to associate strong cues of
masculinity with their children's chance of survival, times are
changing. The promise of improved health care in America could be one
example of a shift."
I knew it. ObamaCare is a sinister plot to wussify American men. Quick, where's my
Kiehl's Facial Fuel Eye De-Puffer cream?
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