3/1/13
One in three women have avoided kissing a man because he had facial hair, says Gillette. More than half of women (55%) say kissing a guy with facial hair has irritated or scraped their face. And as a result, 54% avoided further kisses, 36% had
3/1/2013
The technology industry has the best reputation among U.S. consumers, as compared to 14 other industries, according to Harris Interactive. Almost eight in 10 Americans view the technology industry’s reputation as positive. Although the indus
3/1/2013
Young women taking college courses online are more likely than men to enroll in distance learning courses, according to SmarterServices, which measures online academics. Ethnic diversity is relatively stable.
Students learn using a varie
3/1/13
Most Americans think the claims made in advertisements are somewhat (57%) or very (19%) exaggerated, according to Lab42. Only 3% believe claims made in ads are very accurate.
More men than women prefer ads that “relate” to them, while more
3/1/13
U.S. Hispanic women are more likely than the average U.S. female to go grocery shopping with someone else, according to Acosta. They are nearly twice as likely to shop with their tween (15% vs. 8%) or teen (10% vs. 6%).
Hispanic women also
3/1/13
Mothers are closely aligned with their children on their eating habits, according to the Marketing Store. Two in three feel their children eat mostly healthy foods, and they recognize that junk food is OK on certain occasions.
Nonetheless,
3/1/13
Eight in 10 mothers (81%) consider themselves an “expert” in at least one mom-centric subject, such as cooking or health, according to McCann Erickson. Nearly nine in 10 (88%) say they like to share interesting ideas or advice about being a pa
2/1/2013
Parents with children under age six spend an average of two hours each day providing primary childcare, which is defined as childcare that is done as a main activity, such as reading to them, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2/1/13
Michelle Obama (50%), Hillary Clinton (47%), and Marissa Mayer (28%) are the most admired female role models for women working in science and engineering, according to software provider Atlassian. Marie Curie (53%), Rosa Parks (38%), and Elean
2/1/2013
The number of U.S. high school graduates peaked at 3.4 million in 2010-11 after 15 years of growth, with the next significant growth projected to begin in 2020-21, according to non-profit data organization Act and the Western Interstate Comm