Womens Corner

Men tend to be more responsive and chivalrous towards women in high heels than the ones roaming around wearing flats.

Research across various cultures have shown at length how important physical features, such as body size and the style and color of a woman’s clothing, influence a man’s behavior towards and judgment of a woman, CNet reported.

Now, Nicolas Gueguen of the Universite de Bretagne-Sud in France observed for the first time ever how the height of a woman’s shoe heel influences the behaviour of men towards her.

Parents, take note! If you want your child to tell the truth, it may be best not to threaten to punish them if they lie.

Researchers from McGill University in Canada conducted a simple experiment involving 372 children between the ages of 4 and 8.

The researchers, led by Professor Victoria Talwar of McGill’s Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, left each child alone in a room for a minute with a toy behind them on a table, having told the child not to peek during their absence.

While they were out of the room, a hidden video camera filmed what went on.

Smoking can inhibit the success of treatment for alcohol abuse, says a study, adding that it puts people who are addicted to both tobacco and alcohol in a double bind.

According to findings by the University of Buffalo’ Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) in the US, people who smoke have shorter stays in alcohol treatment programmes than non-smokers and may have poorer treatment outcomes than non-smokers.

The study analysed more than 21,000 adult treatment seekers from 253 community outpatient substance abuse clinics across New York State.

Amid growing oncern over crime incidents involving women travellers, Railways is planning to launch an app for the safety of lady passengers in trains.

The Safety App, which is being developed by CRIS, the technolgy arm of Railways, will have to be downloaded on mobile phones and can be used to send distress messages to RPF and GRP with the single press of a button, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said today.

A new study has shed light on why women believe in astrology more than men and observed that it might be due to “entrenched sexism”.

According to the study, women believing more in astrology could be considered a side effect of a male-dominated society, the Mashable reported.

Dr. Phil Zuckerman, an author and sociology professor at Pitzer College, stated that since men tend to globally dominate roles associated with power and privilege, women accepted the psychological comfort and institutional support of religion.

There are various ways to tie a scarf and one of them is to wear with a belt. To sport it, ensure you don’t go for chunky knit scraf or thick belts.

Huffingtonpost.com shares tips on how to pull off the look:

* Don’t go too bulky: A chunky knit scarf won’t do. Instead, wear one that’s made of silk or lightweight cotton.

* Do use a thin belt: The size of the belt depends on the weight of the scarf (the thicker the material, the thicker the belt). However, a thinner belt looks better than a hefty metal buckle.

A new study has revealed that occupational sitting is tied to increased likelihood of obesity in women, especially among black women.

Lead author Lin Yang said that the objective of this study from the School of Medicine and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis was to quantify the association between self-reported occupational sitting time and BMI by gender and race, independent of time spent in physical activity outside of work.

Fashion experts like Rina Dhaka and Asma Hussain and filmmaker Muzaffar Ali Saturday shared their views on how to promote the Oudh fashion culture at the global level and fetch better livelihood for artisans working in this field.

An interactive session “Pehnawa” with eminent personalities from the Indian fashion industry was organised at the Oudh Fashion Summit here.

Experts like Aditi Jaggi Rastogi, Manju Hundekar and Naina Ahmad also shared their views at the session organised by CII-Young Indians Lucknow chapter.

A new research has revealed that daily dose of aspirin protects women over 65 against the cancer despite the dangers of internal bleeding.

The study at the University Medical Centre in the Netherlands also suggests that since younger women appear to gain no benefit, the regular use aspirin may be harmful for them, the Daily Express reported.

Although the possibility of developing serious illnesses, particularly cancer, and the risk of stomach bleeding rises with age, so too does the drug’s impact on lowering the risk of bowel cancer and heart disease.

A national consultation will be held between civil society organisations and government officials in January on protection of women from violence, organisers said Saturday.

The consultation will be organised by the Centre for Social Research (CSR) which has over the last one month held nearly six consultations in universities like Jamia Millia Islamia, Calicut University, SBN College in Jaipur, Panjab University, Kurukshetra University and Utkal University to involve youth in the assessment of progress made in the field of women’s empowerment.

Most of us have a little extra around the middle of our body. Include ab exercises in your fitness regime to shape up the midriff.

Huffingtonpost.com shares a list of ab exercises you can try:

* Bird dog: Start on your hands and knees, with your wrists directly below your shoulders and your knees directly below your hips.

Without any arching or rounding of the spine, contract your abs, and lift and lengthen the right arm and left leg. Keep both your arm and leg parallel to the floor, roughly in line with your shoulder and hip.

Asha Bhat made the country proud by winning the title of Miss Supranational 2014 held in Poland and becoming the first Indian to clinch the crown since its inception.

“I am ecstatic. It’s an unbelievable feeling and I couldn’t feel more proud. I am happy to have won this title for my country. Now, I am just waiting to come back to my country and meet my family and friends who supported me throughout my journey,” she said in a statement.

Asha, who represented India at the beauty pageant, competed amongst 70 other countries.

‘Technoference’ – seemingly small, everyday interruptions that come with smartphones and other devices – can hurt romantic relationships, a new study has found.

A study involving 143 women in committed relationships found that 74 per cent of them think that cellphones detract from their interactions with their spouse or partner.

Researchers found this ‘technoference’ – even if infrequent – sets off a chain of negative events: more conflict about technology, lower relationship quality, lower life satisfaction and higher risk of depression.

GHMC Special officer Sumesh Kumar said that for the first time GHMC proposes to set up 100 SHE Toilets across the city.

There are no washrooms for women at public places which causing hardship to them. The proposed washrooms will be setup near the railway stations, bus stands.

There were proposals earlier to construct ladies washrooms, but due to non-availability of open lands that could not be finalized.

The after effects of late night parties, girls’ night-out or grilling office work not only includes puffy eyes and weary look, but it also makes your luscious locks go haywire.

Putting an end to your worries, celebrity hair stylist Asgar Saboo lists some easy tricks and hairstyles.

* Lightly teasing tousles

Take heart and show some humility if your wife is more educated than you and earns better. With changing times, this may not drive your relationship to the dead end any more.

A study finds that couples in which both individuals have equal levels of education are now less likely to divorce than those in which husbands have more education than their wives.

ActionAid India, an anti-poverty agency working in India since 1972, Thursday organised a women’s parliament to give voice to grassroots women activists.

Over 80 women activists from across India travelled to Delhi to participate in the mock parliament organised under the Action Aid Beti Zindabad campaign.

The participants debated and discussed gender issues that affect most women in India.

From lifting eyebrows to slimming down the double chin can make you look beautiful and 10 years younger to your real age.

Experts of different cosmetic brand share tips to look younger all the time, reports huggingtonpost.com.

* Lift your brows: High, full brows look youthful and help define all your features. Use a brow powder or pencil a shade lighter than your hair color to fill in sparse areas, then sweep a fine line right above the top of the arch.

The last month of the year calls for celebrations and parties. So let your hair down in style, literally.

Here are tips from Daniele Bauer, official hairstylist of TRESemmé:

* Sleek updo: The hassle-free hairdo is a party favourite as it can be done by women with different types of hair. Apply ample amount of gel or wax on hair, and then create a side parting.

Pull your hair into a mid-level ponytail, and smoothen it with gel. Twist the ponytail into a bun and wrap it tightly around the base of ponytail. And there you have your sleek updo.

With the onset of winter season, give your make-up regime a makeover too. Make-up artist Annalia Zhimomi says maintaining a well-moisturised skin is a necessity.

After cleansing, toning and moisturising, “the next step is to prepare and prime your skin with a primer so that your foundation is applied smoothly and evenly.”

“I would recommend investing in a high quality primer as it makes sure that it lasts longer. It also avoids patchiness, clogging of pores, breakouts and even works in improving the quality of your skin,” Zhimomi told IANS.

It turns out that women are most attracted to vain metrosexual guys, who are well groomed, says a new study.

Party planner Hen Heaven conducted a survey on matchmaking app Tinder to discover which type of men women found to be the most desirable, and created profiles for each stereotype using the same model and the names and ages, the Daily Star reported.

Messages from each woman were recorded, and it was found that the metrosexual account received 39.4 percent of matches, while the gym buff type received the least of preference with only 6.8 percent of votes.

A new research has revealed that heavier babies at birth score high in their elementary and middle school as compared to the ones having lower weight.

According to new Northwestern University research, birth weight makes a difference to a child’s future academic performance.

David Figlio, director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research (IPR) said that it was not necessary that healthier babies have a fully formed brain, but if fetus stays in mother’s womb for a longer period and gain weight then it would have a better cognitive development.

Everyday stories of five women who get together to hold ‘kitty parties’ through which they catch up on each other’s lives, search for solutions to problems, meditate and tell feel-good-stories makes the plot of senior mediaperson Ananaya Banerjee’s debut fiction.

Titled “The Kitty Party Sanyasins”, the book, a Harper Collins imprint, says Banerjee “is a tongue in cheek title.”

Contrary to conventional wisdom that men drive a harder bargain in financial affairs, women are more effective than men when negotiating money matters in certain circumstances, a study indicates.

One reason men earn higher salaries than women could be women’s apparent disadvantage vis-a-vis men in some types of negotiations.

“But we discovered that this disadvantage is not inevitable; rather, it very much depends on the context of the negotiation,” said lead study author Jens Mazei, doctoral candidate at Germany’s University of Munster.

After your outfit, a watch is a statement piece that shows off your personality. Know what will look trendy this winter.

Femalefirst.co.uk suggests a few options for your wrist:

* Textures: Winter faux fur and scarves need to be complemented with vibrant textures in the form of the watch on your wrist. Add a textured one like the Barbour ladies watch. With a stunning black and white fabric strap, square rose gold tone stainless steel case and rose gold tone accents, you would like to wear it for long.