Barbie and Yoruba

Oyewumi argues that there is a difference between gender and sex and that gender is a Western social construct. What are the true differences between one's gender and one's sex? Or is Oyewumi simply splitting hairs?

Urla and Swedland touch on the growing numbers of women using plastic surgery to "improve" their bodies thinking it will also improve their self-image. Recently, there have been growing numbers of men seeking plastic surgery. Does this trend signal the emergence of a male "beauty myth"?