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A new report issued by a Swedish labor agency indicates that female managers don't reduce the pay gap between male and female employees. If not even perfect, stoic, ice cold, blond, Ikea-decorated egalitarian socialist paradise Sweden can overcome the pesky gendered pay gap, then what faint hope do we have in the land of NFL cheerleaders, small town beauty pageant swimsuit competitions, and Slutoween? More »
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ABC's remake of Charlie's Angels was canceled, but apparently the network had some leftover skirt suits. Why else would execs greenlight Bosom Buddies Deux — sorry, Work It? More »
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The introduction of Virginia "Ginni" Rometty as the new CEO for IBM means that women are at the helms of America's top two tech companies.  Rometty joins former eBay chief Meg Whitman, who became CEO of Hewlett-Packard last month, at the summit of an industry that is overwhelmingly dominated by men.  Since it's a well-known fact that all top executives have giant pools of money that they swim in like Scrooge McDuck, Rometty can probably expect earn more than her predecessor, Samuel Palmisano, who raked in about $30 million in single-year pay last year according to Forbes.  But what about the other women that head large, publicly traded companies?  Are women who take over the chief executive role from men riding the ever-growing wave of executive pay or are they waving from the shore, shading their delicate skin under fancy sunhats?   More »
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Here's the bad news: Female professionals can do all sorts of proactive things and still lag behind men in terms of career advancement. The good news: one strategy has been shown to help — and that would be tooting your own horn. More »
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You know, I never tire of a male vs. female comparison piece that starts off with some slight variation on the Mars/Venus schtick. This article checked that box. More »
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Up until recently, Oklahoma legislator Sally Kern was most famous for her homophobia and creationism. Now she's added racism and sexism to the mix — just for variety, we assume. Her "apology" for remarks on affirmative action is also a treasure. More »
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Happy Equal Pay Day! Let's, um, "celebrate" the wage gap with some visual ways to understand what it is and why it exists. You can also check out Marlo Thomas's take on the progress from her 59-cent pin, and how far we still have to go. Or you can watch it put to song, Gaga style. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791268&view=rss&microfeed=true The good: Women's salaries rose, shrinking the gap to 10.2%. The bad: There's still a 10.2% gap. More »
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Before the most recent recession, women lagged behind men in managerial roles — especially if they were moms. More »
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Despite generally being wrong about many things, a top official at the U.S. Chamber Of Commerce is rightfully apologizing for a blog post on their site accusing people concerned about pay inequality of having a "fetish for money." More »
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The anniversary of women's suffrage is bringing all sorts of enlightened opinions out of the woodwork. Including the US Chamber Of Commerce blogger whose solution to the pay gap is to tell women to "choose the right partner at home." More »
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• According to a study out of the UK, women spend three years of their lives cooking, which is more than double the amount of time men spend in front of the stove. But there is good news:

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• As expected, the French Assembly has indeed voted in favor of banning the full facial veil in public spaces; the measure extends to both burqas and niqabs. The bill is expected to be ratified by the Senate in September. More »
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• A 55-year-old British man was arrested and charged with shameless indecency after he was spotted by a neighbor jumping naked on his trampoline. More »
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In addition to the obvious racist and xenophobic implications of the new Arizona immigration law, in addition to the obvious concerns that this unlawful law targets residents based on the hue of their skin and the language on their lips… More »
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•  An 81-year-old grandfather from Switzerland has been put under house arrest by his family after a fall from a plum tree allegedly turned him into a sex addict. But maybe his family is just mad about something else. More »
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Naysayers will tell you the gender wage gap is entirely a result of women choosing different professions, or that it's ceased to exist at all. Finally, there's a concise explainer to debunk these claims and give us some real numbers. More »
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Via NPR's Alyson Hurt. Learn more here. More »
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When phone sex operator becomes a stock job in Valentine's Day, you know the inside story on it has lost some of its edge. But has it been told on Twitter yet? More »
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Fortune's 25 highest-paid women make way less than the highest-paid men. Is this a problem? More »
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Elie Mystal critiques Patricia Gillette's assertions that the recession is the time to make changes in the billable hours and promotion systems at law firms that will benefit women. Jeze-lawyers, weigh in. [Above the Law] More »
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It's no great secret that our economy isn't doing as well as it used to — from rising gas prices to rising inflation and from foreclosures to bank takeovers, plenty of people are pretty concerned with the way the economy is heading. In a new poll from the National Women’s Law Center, almost 60 percent of women — but only 46 percent of men — say they are "worried and concerned about achieving [their] economic and financial goals over the next five years." I guess when you make 20 percent less than men on average and face a widening pay gap with men as you age, it tends to make you a touch more worried about your future! More »
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A recent poll of 66,000 men in the UK has found that the ideal female is 133 pounds, has blue eyes, long blond hair and doesn't earn too much. (That rules ScarJo out, notes Telegraph.) In fact, UKDating.com says that 54% of males would not date anyone who earns more than £25,000 a year. Interesting, since an Elle/MSNBC survey showed that only 12% of men would be resentful of a wife who out-earned them. Unfortunately, the pay gap means that women get paid 16% less than men for the same work on average, according to a new report from the International Trade Union Confederation. That's worldwide: In some countries (China, Japan, South Korea) it's as high as 33% less; in Europe it's around 14% less. More »
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