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Examples
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So I think a much more valuable book today would be tips on that aspect of being a woman, and not about pretending to be something other than what you are (which is neither a female - nor male-specific issue).
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A new male-specific gene in algae unveils an origin of male and female
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Calcium/calmodulin kinase kinases β has a male-specific role in memory formation.
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The newly-released novelty book Penis Pokey offers readers the delight of sticking a certain male-specific anatomical feature through a die-cut hole to simulate an elephant's trunk, among other things.
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The examples cited in the story focus on classic symptoms of depression (not being able to get out of bed, feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, weeping) but, as told, seemed to have had more to do with misdiagnosis than a male-specific source.
Rachel Sklar: Newsweek on Depression: Good Intentions, Glaring Omissions 2008
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Yet “white male privilege” is used to justify Affirmative Action and other measures, and as an excuse why male-specific problems are not important.
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There is nothing male-specific about walking away from a child.
Choice For Men: Do Feminists and Pro-Lifers Make The Same Argument? 2005
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Therefore: men have less access to messages about wellness and male-specific health issues.
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As if men are by nature wild beasts and need male-specific ideals to correct that.
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GRUDEM: So why take those -- why take those male-specific words and obliterate the male meaning?
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