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working women
”Public Opinion Down On British Working Mums
A new study out of the UK says: get back to the kitchen, betch! Well, it doesn't exactly say that, but the survey conducted by Cambridge University sociologists shows that the number of people who believe "family life would not suffer if a woman went to work" has dropped substantially since 1998. Back in those hazy Blair/Clinton years, 51% of women and 45.9% of men believe that family life would be okay if women worked, and a follow up in 2002 showed that only 46% of women and 42% of men were supportive of women working outside the home, the BBC reports. More »Discrimination Complaints By Pregnant Women Are On The Rise
In the aftermath of the Spitzer scandal, many feminists chastized Silda for opting out of her high-powered corporate law job to tend the hearth, but perhaps the blame should be placed on a system that often discriminates against pregnant women and mothers in the first place. According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, in the past year, discrimination claims from pregnant women to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission have risen 14%. While there is a Pregnancy Discrimination Act , most working women are shocked when they realize how little it covers. " The Journal observed a local gathering of more than 100 working mothers recently where an advertising exec said, "I thought we were protected. Then I find out we can be fired while we're pregnant, employers can refuse to hire us — what exactly are our rights?" More »
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Love And Marriage? Just Fucking Pay Us Already
Is the new slogan for women "To hell with love, I'm working for a hedge fund?" According to a recent study, men are more willing than women to prioritize romantic relationships over personal career goals. There was a time in this country when a woman would jokingly say she went to college to get her MRS; to learn a little and meet a husband. Change is in the air! In the study — which sounds suspiciously similar to others in the news last year — researchers Catherine Mosher of Duke University Medical Center and Sharon Danoff-Burg at the University of Albany asked undergraduates to rate the importance of stuff like financial success, career, education, romantic relationships, marriage, children and friendship. Maybe it's not so surprising that 51% of the women ranked romance over achievement — but 61% of the men did? Who are these mushy, large-hearted college boys? Were the regular douches too hung over from frat parties to participate?More »




















