USA Today (4/8, Vergano, 1.71M) reports that, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, "women are indeed looking for a well-endowed guy." For "the study, the researchers showed a series of life-size cut-out images of variously-sized men viewed by 105 heterosexual Australian women ages 18 to 53."
The Time (4/9, Szalavitz, 3.38M) "Healthland" blog reports that "the women gave each image a rating from one to seven on total sexual attractiveness, rather than assessing individual characteristics."
On its website, NBC News (4/9) reports, "As past studies have shown, women prefer tall men with broad shoulders and narrow hips, like an Olympic swimmer. But when" researchers "controlled for those variables, it turned out that penis size (overall length and girth) was about as important as stature." Also covering the story are Bloomberg News (4/9, Lopatto), the Los Angeles Times (4/9, Morin, 692K) "Science Now" blog, and HealthDay (4/9, Dotinga).
The Time (4/9, Szalavitz, 3.38M) "Healthland" blog reports that "the women gave each image a rating from one to seven on total sexual attractiveness, rather than assessing individual characteristics."
On its website, NBC News (4/9) reports, "As past studies have shown, women prefer tall men with broad shoulders and narrow hips, like an Olympic swimmer. But when" researchers "controlled for those variables, it turned out that penis size (overall length and girth) was about as important as stature." Also covering the story are Bloomberg News (4/9, Lopatto), the Los Angeles Times (4/9, Morin, 692K) "Science Now" blog, and HealthDay (4/9, Dotinga).