Women ‘more happier with life than men’

November 24th, 2009 RACHEL WEISZ counts herself lucky to have close girlfriends because she would struggle with the trials of motherhood without the support of her female pals. The Mummy star, who is engaged to director Darren Aronofsky, became a first-time mum to son Henry in 2006 and has found it difficult juggling her Hollywood career with raising a kid.

November 7th, 2009 LONDON - A new poll has found that one in three women aged over 40 years in Britain seek young lovers. Online dating service Parship questioned 4,500 Brit singles, including women in the age group of 40s and 50s, a.k.a 'Cougars'.

October 31st, 2009 R&B singer MARY J. BLIGE has stepped up her campaign to help victims of domestic abuse - by opening a refuge for women in New York.

October 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A growing number of modern women find more satisfaction in motherhood than in full-time work, a British think-tank has reported. According to Cristina Odone, who wrote the book The Perfect Wife and is an outspoken critic of some feminist attitudes, today's women are raising voices against pressures that have made them take jobs they don't really want to do.

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Billy Joel is all set to disclose the good, bad and ugly of his life as he plans to pen his autobiography. The 60-year-old hitmaker has made a 2.25-million-dollar deal with HarperCollins publishers for the memoir.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - And you thought men do all the "goofing around" when the topic of long-term relationships arises - a new shocking UK poll has found that women are more likely to cheat on their partners than men. Four out of 10 admitted they had been unfaithful compared to just three out of 10 men, the surprising study found.

August 23rd, 2009 ADELAIDE - Juggling their work, families, and endless lists of jobs leaves Australian women with lack of time for themselves, according to a study. About 90 per cent of the 4000 women questioned during a recent survey said that they got less than two hours of "me time" per week.

August 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While it said that women become less sexually active as they get older, a new study has found that a large number of women aged 60 and above still enjoy a healthy sex life. Dr. Alison J. Huang, of the University of California at San Francisco, studied 1977 racially and ethnically women, aged 45 to 80 years old.

August 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shakira believes that women have an "animalistic urge" that goes beyond sex. "Women have this primary, basic, animalistic urge.

August 7th, 2009 LONDON - Women feel guilty after splashing out big bucks on shopping, but not for long, and head straight to the mall for another spending spree, according to a survey. The survey by Skinny Cow iced desserts has revealed that while 83 per cent of women feel a tinge of shame after splashing out on clothes, shoes or accessories, yet they are content to spend an average 49 pounds a month on themselves.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - An average bloke devotes a good 43 minutes a day eyeing up 10 different girls, researchers have revealed. And this adds up to a year in a lifetime.

July 8th, 2009 SYDNEY - Divorced men are significantly more prosperous than divorced women, but they are more likely to regard themselves as poor four years after a marriage break-up, suggests a study. The study, headed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, found the incomes of divorced fathers with kids under the age of 18 shot 24 per cent, adjusted for family size, while divorced mothers' income rose on average 1.8 per cent.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - For Americans, the probability of getting married by the age of 40 is more than 80 percent, reveals new federal data. The prospects of a first marriage by 40 are 81 percent in men, while in women it is 86 percent.

June 23rd, 2009 'You Light Up My Life' writer accused of NY rapeNEW YORK — The songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist. Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has left rehab following "emotional breakdown" and is "much happier", her brother said. The Scottish songbird was admitted to the London clinic after last week's final of the TV contest, which saw her losing the title to dance group Diversity.