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Facebook and Gender: How do you line up?

What do men and women Like on Facebook? Activities Interests Movies/TV Music 27% 73% Ferrari 19% 81% 37% 63% 33% 67% The Walking Death 25% 75% Gaming Economics Slayer 26% 74% 26% 74% Martial Arts 33% 67% Star Trek 24% 76% Beer 34% 66% 38% 62 % Iron Maiden Hunting 33% 67% Western Men Like Golf 75% 25% 71% 29% Marriage 85% 15% Cooking Romance 83% 17% 75% 25% Adele 83 % 17% Pets (cats) 88% 11% Dancing Twilight Series 71% 29% 76% 24% 85% 15% 8% Justin Bieber Wine 92% Gardening Grey's Anatomy 67% 33% Women Like Spa The data gathered refers to Facebook users in the USA.

Facebook and Gender: How do you line up?

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Sure, the feminist movement (three waves of it!) may have shaken up gender norms, engendered a critical analysis of domestic duties, and made bosses think twice about calling their secretaries “swee... tie,” but as the dust settles on the bra-burning days, does looking at the Facebook “likes” of men and women in the USA reveal that self-ascribed gender stereotypes are in no danger of disappearing anytime soon? To be fair, it’s no stretch of the imagination to picture a man sitting on his couch, surrounded by a few laptops while gaming (81%), dreaming of that bank-breaking Ferrari (73%), while simultaneously watching Star Trek (74%), and listening to Iron Maiden (74%). He’s probably also in need of a shower, but Facebook can’t verify that. Similarly, it isn’t hard to envision a woman spending the morning gardening (85%), thinking about when her boyfriend will pop the question (75%), and, because he’s still gaming, resigning herself to a night of wine (71%) with her cat (83%) and Edward from Twilight (88%). Of course people’s Facebook “likes” don’t necessarily get to the core of their beliefs on the relative roles of men and women, but it does lead us to ask the question, would Gloria Steinem “like” Star Trek or Grey’s Anatomy?

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