Category: Gender and Sex

Saturday Links

Mar 16, 2013

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1. The Economist has an interesting graph showing that capitalism has led to greater happiness in member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union countries excluding the three baltic countries.) 2. AEI has an informative piece on economic mobility in the United States: How's the American Dream doing? Well, which one? There…
Saturday Links

Mar 9, 2013

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in Asia, China, Current Affairs, Economic Development, Economics, Evolution, Gender and Sex, Immigration, Links – Saturday, Religion, Science, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. The United States had its financial bubble. Europe is having one too. Is China next? If it is, it could reshape the global economy and radically reshape the Chinese government. Here is an interesting piece about China’s real estate bubble. 2. Robert Tracinski thinks we are in the midst of a Third Industrial Revolution.…
Saturday Links

Feb 9, 2013

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1. I love maps and charts. Naturally, I was drawn to this: 36 Maps That Explain The Entire World. Here is just one example: 2. Roger Pielke, Jr., says It's Time to Bury the Easterlin Paradox. "The Easterlin paradox suggest that in terms of human happiness — a squishy concept to be sure — there…
Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A

Jan 28, 2013

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in Christian Life, Gender and Sex, Public Policy, Religion

Huffington Post: Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A – Shane Windmeyer. I spent New Year's Eve at the red-blooded, all-American epicenter of college football: at the Chick-fil-A Bowl, next to Dan Cathy, as his personal guest. It was among the most unexpected moments of my life. Yes,…
Saturday Links

Jan 12, 2013

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in Africa, Business, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. Too often, Westerners perceive the African economy as a monolithic basket case. There are actually many very hopeful regions. Ozwald Boateng explains Why entrepreneurs are back in Africa 2. Want a higher-paying occupation? Here Are The Jobs With The Biggest Wage Growth Right Now 3. Lots of recent talk about whether or not e-books…
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Get’: How to Fix the Gender Gap in Salary Negotiations

Jan 10, 2013

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mwkruse

in Business, Gender and Sex, Sociology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Atlantic: 'Don't Ask, Don't Get': How to Fix the Gender Gap in Salary Negotiations Many women have trouble asking for more money at work—but it doesn't have to be that way. … Many women don't know how to ask for the money. So many, in fact, that Carnegie Mellon runs a Negotiation Academy for Women…
Saturday Links

Dec 22, 2012

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(Like the Kruse Kronicle on Facebook if you want links to daily posts to appear in your Facebook feed.) 1. Several articles I saw this week reflect on data presented in The Pew Forum's The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010. Here…
With four in five members female, churches want to again reach men

Dec 21, 2012

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in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Gender and Sex, Religion

The Vancouver Sun: With four in five members female, churches want to again reach men Many denominations wonder if they are reflecting subtle devaluation of males in secular culture. … Many applaud the advance of women within certain wings of Christianity, such as the United, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Lutheran denominations. U.S. studies have found…
The Work Differential Between Men and Women

Dec 20, 2012

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in Business, Economics, Gender and Sex, Sociology

New York Times – Economix: In Most Rich Countries, Women Work More Than Men "… The chart [below] shows how much more time women spend than men on unpaid work (light blue bars); how much less time women spend than men on paid work (medium blue bars); and how much time over all women spend…
Farmers Markets and Home Births Are So Progressive, They’re Conservative

Dec 11, 2012

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in Gender and Sex, Politics, Sociology, Trends: Social

Atlantic: Farmers Markets and Home Births Are So Progressive, They're Conservative All-natural domesticity has adherents on both sides of the political spectrum. The current cultural mania for DIY domesticity—backyard chickens, urban knitting circles, the rise of homeschooling, the sudden ubiquity of homemade jam—shows no sign of abating. Across the country, progressives are embracing home and…