Heidelberg, 15 October 2007 Feminism and romance go hand in hand Study reveals that feminism is healthy for intimate relationships Contrary to popular opinion, feminism and romance are not incompatible and feminism may actually improve the quality of heterosexual relationships, according to Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University in the US. Their study (1) also shows that unflattering feminist stereotypes, that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing, are unsupported. Rudman and Phelan’s work is published this week in Springer’s journal Sex Roles. It is generally perceived that feminism and romance are in direct conflict. Rudman...
