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We often call for more gender equality in the economy and the workplace, but it's not always clear what that would mean. In the Times, one woman lays it out: "Only money will give women power." More »
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Since men make up more than half of the participants in the labor market (and make more money), they were unsurprisingly harder hit by the recession. Surprisingly, though, they're now better off during the recovery than many women. 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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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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The only thing that stresses me out getting married is how much a wedding costs. And apparently, reports The New York Times, paying for the celebration often falls on the bride, the groom, their parents and grandparents. 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 World Economic Forum released its annual Gender Gap Index yesterday, and Iceland — that's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, not only a lady, but the world's first openly gay leader, at left — kicks everybody else's ass at gender equality. More »
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As the recession marches on, a number of news outlets have begun to examine the data surrounding issues of gender. Their conclusion? Women, more than ever, are becoming major players in the workforce. But what does this actually mean? More »
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Yesterday, the Guardian published a piece on the fates of asylum seekers in these tough economic times. Forbidden from working or otherwise supplementing their meager allowance from the state, 31,500 people are mired in poverty, stuck in limbo. More »
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Hot on the heels of Why Women Have Sex comes an investigation into another aspect of the mysterious behavior of Woman: why she buys shit. More »
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Ditto for anything using the term "Frugalista." And any other fucking thing I read about how "trendy" it is to be financially conscious. I'm not on trend, damn it, I'm fucking broke! More »
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Jenny Sanford has sold an "inspirational memoir" to Random House, and on CBS's The Good Wife, Julianna Margulies goes from bad marriage to awesome legal career. But not all women pick up their lives — or careers — so easily. More »
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Sean O'Grady of Independent Minds has a snarky sexist gem of a retort to UK politician and Labour Party Chair Harriet Harman's assertion that more women in boardrooms would be better for companies. He says, hell no, "girls." More »
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Well-known tool Tucker Carlson is really upset that doctors who perform abortions are charging for their services! He calls it "enriching" themselves. I call it being hypocritical and disingenuous, like most of the right-wing on this issue. More »
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Today the minimum wage in the United States goes up to $7.25 an hour. Of course, some people will argue that such an increase will hurt the economy, overlooking the fact that there's plenty of good news for women. More »
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Today on Salon, Tracy Clark-Flory focuses on the recession-driven upswing among women who become sex workers. This time, she finds, it isn't always the women on the margins of the economy who are going there: it's those in the middle-class. More »
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Sales are up at David's Bridal. Brides "pick through the dresses like they're shopping for groceries," notes The Big Money. We forgot that women are supposed to go wedding-dress shopping by palanquin. [TBM] More »
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Right now, working Americans that have children get 12 unpaid weeks away from their jobs — as long as they work for big companies and worked there for 12 months prior. Otherwise, they're screwed. More »
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If it didn't already suck that health insurance companies charge us all more for the privilege of having uteri, it turns out that most of us don't even have the money to properly insure them. More »
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American's health insurance companies are so scared that the (inefficient, bureaucracy-ridden) government will be able to create a health insurance program that actually, you know, covers people that they're now offering to treat women equitably. More »
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Another permutation on the lipstick effect? Prom dresses are selling well in the recession. It's not just girls: a Florida shop owner said boys are spending more on tuxes than last year. [New York Times] More »
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"The "Foundation index" appears ready to overtake the "Lipstick index" as barometer of economic activity... women plump for a layer of foundation as a pick-me-up in gloomy times, rather than a dash of lipstick." [FT] More »
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Alan Greenspan always knew how to find out where the economy was headed: in the men's underwear department. And if the former Federal Reserve chairmen is to be believed, we're headed for more financial trouble. More »
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Jockey says that its pink briefs for men have seen a 62% spike in sales since the start of the year. Bonus pictures of all the popular colors (and stuffed peens) here. [Daily Mail] More »
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The British government apparently thinks so, as it's offering expectant mothers due on or after April 6, 2009 a £190 grant for seeing a doctor or midwife. [Telegraph] More »
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Jessica Bennett of Newsweek aims a gimlet eye and the tween (and pre-tween) beauty industry aimed at convincing your toddler that this is what pretty girls look like. You know, like their moms. More »
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The economy is so bad that even fictional newspapers are shedding staff. The Flash is laying off reporter Brenda Starr. Great, now someone else will want to start blogging. [Editor & Publisher, Brenda Starr] More »
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The Foxy Lady strip club in Providence is holding its first-ever job fair this weekend to fill 30 positions due to increased demand during the state's mounting unemployment crisis. They just want to help! More »
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Hannah Fairfield, attempting to explain the wage gender gap for the New York Times, places the blame squarely on "women's choices." Oh, and discrimination might have a little something to do with it. 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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Dating a Banker Anonymous was totally a joke, says (alleged) DABA Laney Crowell in today's Times. DABA's blog is "a satire that embellishes true experiences for effect." [NYT] More »
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Last week Broadsheet called the recession a feminist issue. This is especially true in Japan, where financially savvy housewives may have helped inflate the worldwide economic bubble. More »
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Oh, the DABA Girls. Does anyone better represent the spirit of America right now? Hollywood, home of Shopaholics and Sex And The City sequels, thinks not, for the DABA Girls now have a Hollywood agent. 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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In 2005, economists noticed that the last recession (in 2001) helped reduce the wage gap between men and women to the lowest level in decades. What will this recession do for women? More »
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In a crappy economy, some women are picking up some freelance work: Fetish and dominatrix gigs. More »
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Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu was the first woman in Indonesia to get a economics doctorate. She and other prominent financial women were asked last weekend what would be different if women ran things. More »
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There's trouble in DABA-land. A trusted tipster says (and the company confirms) that one of the New York Times' infamous, blogging bankerdaters has been fired and another is suffering relationship fallout. More »
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Did the DABA girls, those banker-loving women so devastated by the recession, pull a fast one on the New York Times? And, if so, do we dislike them more or less? More »
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Earlier today, a group of brave young women told the New York Times that dating rich guys who were no longer so rich was very upsetting. And now they may have a book deal!. More »
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