1. Sex tips from an outrageously chauvinistic 1945 guide
A vintage relationship guide aimed at women reveals the outrageous sexism practiced by men during the Forties. Thomas Horton's 1945 book What Men Don't Like About Women, which was recently unearthed by TheDebrief, lists a woman's "discourteous behavior", "ineptness" and "vulgar talk" in the bedroom as some of her most deplorable qualities. The book also explains how a woman should always be subordinate to her man, which includes never taking the lead when it comes to sex. "There are few things in this world that offend a man more than to be directed in the sex act by his woman," it reads. "Nature demands that the male be dominant in bed if nowhere else." The writer adds in a rather dire way that while women may believe that telling a man what to do in bed is "natural", it can in fact ruin a relationship.
2. NZ ranked #1 for social progress
A Washington-based think-tank has found that New Zealand is the most socially advanced country in the world. The Social Progress Imperative, whose advisory board is led by Harvard economist Professor Michael Porter, has put New Zealand first out of 130 countries based on 54 indicators of social progress. The country tops the world on indicators of personal rights and freedoms, and comes in the top four for water and sanitation, access to schooling and tertiary education, and tolerance and inclusion of minority groups. Read the full report online here.
