The XX Factor : susan pinkerhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/susan+pinker/default.aspxTags: susan pinkerenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus, and We're All on Plutohttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/01/men-are-from-mars-women-from-venus-and-we-re-all-on-pluto.aspxTue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3256Meghan O'Rourke0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3256.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3256Emily, you asked why self-identified feminists like Susan Pinker and LouAnn Brizendine publish books that focus on the differences between men and women. The cynic in me says: The marketplace finds it sexier than more talk about feminist goals that haven't...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/01/men-are-from-mars-women-from-venus-and-we-re-all-on-pluto.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3256" width="1" height="1">louann brizendinesusan pinkergender differencesMars and Venus Walk Among Ushttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/01/mars-and-venus-walk-among-us.aspxTue, 01 Jul 2008 15:23:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3253Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3253.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3253Yes, I think it's safe to say that Clark Hoyt doesn't get Maureen Dowd, despite her efforts to explain herself to him (what a fun interview that must have been). Dowd said that she's playing with sexist gender constructs, not aping them. She also defended...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/01/mars-and-venus-walk-among-us.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3253" width="1" height="1">maureen dowdlouann brizendinesusan pinkersex difference