War on Women: Equal Pay Edition?
The repeal of Wisconsin’s “Equal Pay Act” is much less significant than certain politicians would like you to think it is. And the pay gap overall is much narrower than certain interest groups would like you to believe it is.
Yes, Chicks Dig Jerks
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In a study of residents of a battered-women’s shelter, 75 percent of the abuse victims returned to the man who abused them. Victims of abuse are no more likely to end a relationship or a marriage than are women who are not suffering abuse. These traits are not limited to women who are poor and economically vulnerable.
The Myth of the Gender Gap, in Pay
[C]ontrolling for personal choices eliminates up to three-quarters of the wage gap [between men and women].
A Good Husband's Guide
Men and women are always arguing over who has the tougher role to play. Obviously, it’s the other gender.
Leanne Bell offers an interesting take, called the Good Husband’s Guide. Refreshingly, she takes the men’s side of the argument.
In May of 1955, a magazine called Housekeeping Monthly ran a short point-form article called ”The …
Who needs to give birth in a hospital?
It’s great that Great Britain has high quality health care available to everyone, courtesy of the British government. Expectant mothers are especially appreciative. After all, without the NHS, some of them would have never known that it’s possible to give birth outside of a delivery room.
Thousands of women are having to give birth …
The Inscrutable Woman
When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field — who might be interested in whom — men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men’s interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating — and equally bad at judging women’s interest.
”The hardest-to-read women were …