Category: Gender and Sex
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The Gender Wage Gap Lie
Slate: The Gender Wage Gap Lie You know that “women make 77 cents to every man’s dollar” line you’ve heard a hundred times? It’s not true. … … How to get a more accurate measure? First, instead of comparing annual wages, start by comparing average weekly wages. This is considered a slightly more accurate measure…
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Saturday Links
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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Gender and Sex, Globalization, Health and Medicine, History, Human Progress, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and IncomeI skipped Saturday Links last week due to the holiday weekend. I'm catching up this week. 1. Faith in the Free Market "… Selke, now 36, is part of a vanguard of young Christians who believe that God uses not only the church and formal ministry but every sphere of society, including business and free…
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in Business, Christian Life, Culture, Ecclesia, Economics, Environment, Gender and Sex, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation1. The Myth of a Stagnant Middle Class A favorite "progressive" trope is that America's middle class has stagnated economically since the 1970s. One version of this claim, made by Robert Reich, President Clinton's labor secretary, is typical: "After three decades of flat wages during which almost all the gains of growth have gone to…
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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Demography, Economics, Environment, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Public Policy, Religion, Science, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social1. Climate change: A cooling consensus … Mr Cohn does his best to affirm that the urgent necessity of acting to retard warming has not abated, as does Brad Plumer of the Washington Post, as does this newspaper. But there's no way around the fact that this reprieve for the planet is bad news for proponents of policies,…
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in Business, Central America, China, Demography, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Food and Drink, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social1. More deaths than births among whites Last year, more people who are white and not Hispanic died than were born, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. That group is still the USA’s largest but its share of the total has been shrinking for years. 2. Human Population Growth Creeps Back Up Earth's human population is…
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Saturday Links
1. The Kruse Kronicle turns eight years old today. Thanks to my readers for your conversation and encouragement! 2. From the Christian Post: PCUSA Churches Leaving Denomination Dramatically Increased in 2012 According to statistics released Thursday by the Office of the General Assembly for PC(USA), 110 congregations were granted dismissal in 2012 in order to…
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Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households
AP: Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households WASHINGTON (AP) — America's working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children – a milestone in the changing face of modern families, up from just 11 percent in 1960. The findings by the Pew Research Center,…
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Saturday Links
1. I loved this map: Dialect Map Of U.S. Shows How Americans Speak By Region 2. What's Driving the Rise in Suicide Among Middle-Aged Men? … The suicide stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that middle-aged men (35 to 64) living in the American West are more likely to commit suicide…
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Saturday Links
1. The World's Fastest-Growing Megacities The modern megacity may have been largely an invention of the West, but it's increasingly to be found largely in the East. The seven largest megacities (defined as areas of continuous urban development of over 10 million people) are located in Asia, based on a roundup of the latest population…
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Saturday Links
1. Scientific American has some interesting thoughts on How Your Language Affects Your Wealth and Health … Different languages have different ways of talking about the future. Some languages, such as English, Korean, and Russian, require their speakers to refer to the future explicitly. Every time English-speakers talk about the future, they have to use…