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Over the last 4 years or so, a backlog of angry, resentful couples too poor to divorce has been building. Meanwhile, scores of fertile but financially hesitant women have been revving their ovaries, waiting until the economic picture rights itself before introducing an expensive baby into the family. As soon as this global meltdown shit is over, it's going to be a no-holds-barred divorce/baby having frenzy. Will any of us survive? More »
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Despite the millions of magnetic car stickers that demanded Americans Stand United, the opposite's happening. The wealthy highbrow elite are moving culturally further and further from their Cheeto dust huffing, sexy mudflap buying dirt-folk, and the cultural class divide's only going to widen. That is, unless we college educated snobs start acting more disappointed with poor people. Why didn't anyone think of using shame before?! More »
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A new study purports to find that scarcity of women turns dudes into spendthrifts. So should sex ratio be a new economic indicator? More »
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A Republican candidate for Missouri brags on his campaign website that he majored in Economics in college. Whoops, did he say "Economics?" He meant Home Economics. Totally the same thing, right? More »
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As the economy continues to run frantically around the house looking for its wallet, keys, and cell phone even though it's already half an hour late, employers are trying to cut corners in order to stay afloat. One of the easiest corners to cut, it turns out, has been in providing maternity benefits to female employees. It's gotten so bad that now, nearly half of women must take unpaid time off after giving birth. More »
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According to a new study, gay couples moving into an area can actually raise housing prices. But only if folks in that area are in favor of gay rights — if not, they have the opposite effect. More »
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The title of a new book about Barack Obama's presidency is Confidence Men. It suggests, among other revelations, that Obama only had confidence in men. More »
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Remember those dumb dreams you used to have? Owning a house? Driving a car? Having a nice, tasteful, not over-the-top Not being more than 50K in debt from undergrad? In these times of economic turmoil, The Youths are learning that the only way to achieve their dreams is to change them to something less dreamy. Basically, if you're under 25, you're screwed, forever! More »
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New research shows people have more sex in countries with greater gender equality. Some think this is because women put a high "price" on sex — but there may be other explanations. More »
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn's replacement Christine Lagarde is the first female head of the IMF. All signs indicate that she's more than just a "tough mom." More »
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A new survey shows many Baby Boomer moms are supporting their adult kids, financially or otherwise. Should we really be surprised? More »
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A new book purports to apply principles of economics to head off common relationship gripes at the pass. Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes tells its readers that in order to succeed in the impossible jungle of marriage, you need to come armed with the machete of common sense and the mosquito curtain of rationality. The same economic mistakes that cause people to lose money in their stock portfolios also cause marriages to dissolve, argue the authors. More »
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of the legalization of gay marriage in Washington D.C., and the Washington Post reports that in the past year, more than twice as many marriage licenses were issued than before — from 3,100 to 6,600. More »
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People are living longer and having far more active old ages than ever before. But great as this is, it presents a problem: outliving your money. And women are both doing more — and worrying more. More »
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Turns out, women are better with it — stereotype to the contrary. More »
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A recent discussion about Dutch women working only part-time and liking it that way prompted a certain sort of response: "Great, but how can they afford that?!" Good question. More »
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Have Britain's middle-aged women been turned into "an army of unpaid carers who suffer losses in income, job prospects and health?" More »
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Several Chinese dating shows have been censored for being too materialistic — but the issues of dating and money they bring up sound all too familiar. More »
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"There's no evidence that physical appearances are the predominant hiring qualification," says American Apparel C.E.O. Dov Charney. "The emails that Gawker published don't reflect the hiring concept that we're pursuing. We're trying to hire people that are trustworthy." More »
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Do free maxi pads help keep girls in developing countries in school? Not if their periods weren't making them miss class in the first place. More »
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In the NY Times blog Economix, Nancy Folbre tackles the idea women are "nicer" than men, which hurts how much they earn for a living. Good times! More »
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"Love, formally defined as a mixture of altruism and demand for togetherness, More »
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Melissa Gira Grant is a writer and activist who spoke yesterday at a panel on sex work and feminism at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy's 2010 Reproductive Justice Conference. Before she spoke to them, though, she spoke to me. More »
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Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project to become happier by "to appreciat[ing] more what I already have." But is this easier when you already have a lot? More »
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According to Brett Arends of the Wall Street Journal, spending a ton of money on your wedding could have a devastating economic impact on your life, years after the ceremony is over and all the bills have been paid. More »
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This week, the Economist cast a critical eye toward measuring the progress of women in the workplace. But their unit of measurement appears to be more concerned with "social consequences of women's economic empowerment" than the overall benefit to women. More »
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New studies by economists show that across cultures, men aren't necessarily more competitive than women. Maybe it's time to lay this particular gender stereotype to rest. More »
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Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, authors of Superfreakonomics, cast themselves as iconoclastic contrarians. But in many ways, their book is actually pretty conventional. More »
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"We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all," says Brian Griffiths, Goldman Sachs International Economic Adviser. But when does the inequality end? Noreena Hertz, rogue economist and capitalist reformer, says now. More »
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"The earning power of women globally is expected to reach $18 trillion by 2014 [...] That is more than twice the estimated 2014 GDP of China and India combined." The story of the current recession is definitely about women. More »
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Women business owners in Afghanistan are facing a growing threat. Criminal gangs, attracted by the growing wealth of savvy entrepreneurs, are targeting women with businesses for extortion and undermining the country's best chance at economic growth. More »
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The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded this morning to two American academics, one of whom, Elinor Ostrom, is the first female to win the award out of the sixty-two individuals who have received the prize previously. More »
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The New York Times Magazine just unveiled its latest issue, dedicated to global issues that impact women. Though we'll post on more of the pieces later this week, today we'll start with the magazine's interview of Hillary Clinton. More »
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Fleshbot editor [link NSFW] Lux Alptraum has a new piece in BlackBook about the renewed debate surrounding condoms in the porn industry. She says performers don't use them because viewers simply don't want to see them. More »
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Newton Emerson is a known satirist and a touch conservative and, as I know too well, sometimes satire flies over people's heads. That probably explains Louise Livesey's rant about Emerson's article on The F Word. More »
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When Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi caved on including contraception funding in the stimulus package, many people got annoyed. Economics professor Nancy Folbre crunched the numbers to show that contraception funding is plenty stimulating. More »
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No, seriously: a new study has found that there's a correlation between personality and and earning potential, and — wait for it — nice girls finish last. More »
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Czech brothels are feeling the effects of stagnant economies in Britain and Germany, which are keeping would-be sex tourists at home with their wives. The solution? Legalize prostitution so that johns feel safer. Not everyone in the Czech Republic favors the plan, however. Some prostitutes say that proposed ID cards would stigmatize them. And others say legalizing prostitution "would effectively transform the Czech state into the country's biggest pimp." [IHT] More »
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• John McCain's had some more time to think about John Lewis's words of caution about the level of racial intolerance and violence coming out in this election season. He thinks John Lewis' words were unacceptable. [CNN]
• Of course, he probably didn't read this article about how calling an African-American political figure a socialist has a long and unfortunate history dating back to efforts to make African-American political leaders — and their fight for equality — seem foreign and scary. [American Prospect]
• Or this one about how too many white people subconsciously associate white people with America and black people with foreign stuff. [Washington Post]
• Or this one, about how people think only the white working class voters of the Midwest count as an authentic political coalition. [American Prospect]

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Another day, another round of airports (only, this time, everyone's Stateside) as our semi-beloved Spencer Attackerman heads to Netroots Nation in Austin to represent the Washington Independent and I sit alone outside of security having driven him to BWI as way to convince him to keep doing Crappy through tomorrow. But join us after the jump as we discuss the men that drink beer with breakfast, women who clip their toenails in public, Jesse Jackson, the "n" word, the "d" word, floggings, second tours of duty and my breasts as compared to Julia Allison's. No, this isn't Gawker, it's just a brief mention, I swear. More »
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