sex

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Officially, women's doubles is the only new luge event at these Olympics but technically men's doubles is one too, as it was previously open to both sexes, albeit it was always men who took part.

From BBC

Over time, however, common risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes have become more alike between the sexes.

From Science Daily

These associations were observed in both men and women, although some differences between the sexes were noted.

From Science Daily

But in the ’80s, when second-wave feminism made it seem like all the battles had been won and we had absolute equality between the sexes, day-to-day reality for most women was much different.

From Salon

The researchers also found striking differences between sexes.

From Science Daily