For several months, the Women of the Wall group has held prayers in the female side, wearing traditional shawls and reading aloud from the Torah.

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After all of the fuss over the lack of the male perspective following your similar article on this issue from the female side, I am surprised by the notable lack of comments on this particular piece (I realize that this was written some time ago).

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Mr. Lauer, who has occupied the "Today" co-anchor chair since 1997, has become a stabilizing force over the last decade, especially through the show's sweeping anchor transformations on the female side, from Katie Couric to Ann Curry, who took over for Meredith Vieira in June.

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But as humans brought the idea of division of labour north, the female side of the bargain gave the species a significant advantage by providing fallback foods when big game was scarce and allowing more people to inhabit a given piece of land in times of plenty.

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Wood was, arguably, at the peak of her powers: 1961 also saw the release of hit musical West Side Story - with Wood in the leading female role of Maria.

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There were three males and a female, all healthy though one male was on the runty side, Nadareski said.

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Women were also crucial on the other side of the equation: It was their votes that propelled many of these female candidates to victory.

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Jack also developed physical side effects including gynaecomastia (male breast enlargement), caused by the increased levels of the female hormone oestrogen in the body.

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Many studies of male and female bosses have claimed that the sexes differ in their styles of leadership: women do better at the people side, men at the getting-the-job-done side.

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