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more about #payequity more comments → morninggloria: We're going to start evolving penises is what's going to happen. Men will grow vaginas and begin menstruating! Facial hair will fall out! Women will s... more » SomeAuthorGirl: I sincerely hope that this administration formalizes a federal contracting set-aside program for woman-owned small businesses. There is a huge number ... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Of course, once there are more women than men in the workforce, certain people will decry it as an unnatural state of affairs that we must fix. Strang... more » sportz.star: One angle that I see as a positive on this is that while we recognize that sometimes women make choices that limit their earning capacity for various ... more » exelizabeth: Unemployed men's child care duties, by contrast, are virtually identical to those of their working counterparts, and they instead spend more time slee... more » Shamrockette: "While women appear to be sole breadwinners in greater numbers, they are likely to remain responsible for most domestic responsibilities at home." Wow... more » exelizabeth: Holy crap, I had no idea layoffs were that disproportionate. This would be a great time for all those men to brush up their domestic skills! Yeah, right. more » vamusical: "While women appear to be sole breadwinners in greater numbers, they are likely to remain responsible for most domestic responsibilities at home." Col... more » clevernamehere: It just boggles my mind that men who are unemployed do not up the amount of time they spend with their children, nevermind housework. That just strike... more » Penny: Why not require some of the estimated $800-plus billion to go toward creating more high-paying jobs in traditionally female fields rather than just an... more » dreamweave: Just want to give my husband props - he's about to quit his job and I am certain that his childcare time will increase and mine will decrease. Of cour... more » megnificent: I wonder if any of the disparity in the layoff percentages has to do with high-paying employees getting the ax first, which would mean more men gettin... more » badmutha: Heh heh, Jezznomics. I like it Megan. And I do think that we are getting closer to equal pay for equal work. But as you said, we make our choices. I d... more » Penny: There are many, MANY reasons for wage disparities between genders. However, I can only hope that as the number of women surpasses men in the workplac... more » NefariousNewt: Heard this morning that of the number of people laid off, 82% are men, meaning that if this continues, the Unites States may have a workforce with mor... more » -
#jezenomics
Will The Recession Make Workplace Equity Better For Women?
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 » -
#onesmallstep
The More Equality The (Led)Better
Were you excited to see the Ledbetter Act signed? Emily Douglas at The American Prospect has one good reason (The Paycheck Fairness Act) that you need to not rest on those laurels. [American Prospect] -
#showusthemoney
Ms. Ledbetter Goes To Washington
Lilly Ledbetter is probably happier today than she was when we interviewed her since the House just passed her eponymous pay equity bill and the Senate will take it up next week. [Breitbart] -
#anchorsaway
Katie Couric Flies Her
I really want to hate CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, she of the perma-grin and too many years being fluffy on morning television, but then I read profiles like Portfolio's and can't. More »FreakFeminist Flag -
