Category Archives: Gender and the Economy

Why do the pretty suburban white girls get all the media's attention?

Posted on June 7, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

When someone goes missing or is abducted–especially if at such a young, tender age–it’s always heartwrenching to watch the family members and spouses pour out their emotions on national television, pleaing for their loved-ones safe return. Unfortunately some times the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 63 Comments

Men's Egos are *that* frail?!…really?!

Posted on May 24, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Since the time they were little girls, women have been conditioned to pet the male ego and never dare threaten or bruise it. So as some of these girls become young women, enter college–ambitious to excel in the academia, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 106 Comments

La Lubu on Barriers to Women in Skilled Trades

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Ampersand

[This was originally a comment left by La Lubu on an earlier post; I’m “promoting” the comment to be its own post. –Amp] “Preference.” Interesting word. Some people around here think that women simply prefer to not take tradeswork into … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy | 7 Comments

Myth: The Wage Gap is Caused by Men’s Higher Pay for Dangerous Jobs (wage gap series, part 10)

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Ampersand

(This is one of a series of posts on the wage gap.) Over on Amanda’s blog, reader “JenK” writes: Men are more willing to take on dangerous jobs so can find better paying jobs than those who are not willing … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, The Wage Gap Series | 102 Comments

White Women Earn More than Black Women. (Still)

Posted on April 3, 2005 by Ampersand

This AP story shot around a bit early this week: White women with BA’s lag in pay, census finds Washington – Black and Asian women with bachelor’s degrees earn slightly more than similarly educated white women, and white men with … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy, Race, racism and related issues | 20 Comments

Employers Discriminate More Against Pregnant Women

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Ampersand

A good article on anti-pregnancy discrimination in USA Today (although I do have a couple of nit-picks). Here are some key passages: Pregnancy discrimination complaints filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) jumped 39% from fiscal year 1992 … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy | 54 Comments

The office of the future

Posted on February 7, 2005 by Ampersand

Demi at Pilgrim’s Progress links to LA Mom, who in turn links to this photo-essay (with music) of the working environment at Motherhood magazine. As Demi writes: There is no reason whatsoever to think that every office couldn’t look something … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy | 34 Comments

A few Larry Summers related links

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Ampersand

WISELI has a useful list of links (mostly newspaper articles) about the controversy. Not all the links are persistant, alas, but the Boston Globe and Harvard Crimson links all seem to be good. A good Slate article argues that Summers … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 1 Comment

Percentage of Women on Physics Faculty by Country

Posted on January 22, 2005 by Ampersand

Percentage of Women on Physics Faculty by Country Remember, it’s all in the genes – culture has nothing to do with it! Graphic comes from here, and via Sean at Preposterous Universe. Sean also has a good post about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy | 31 Comments

Women barred from Harvard presidency by "genetic predisposition," study finds

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Ampersand

For anyone who’s been following the story of Harvard president Lawrence Summers’ recent “maybe it’s in the genes” speech: Hee hee hee. (To be fair, Summers has now apologized for his remarks.)

Posted in Gender and the Economy | 49 Comments