Gender Gap

No Weigh!

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living


Darryle Pollack

Before you can say "Kirstie Alley", the men all line up by the scale, with absolutely no hesitation and no prodding whatsoever, and weigh themselves. No clearer divide exists between Mars and Venus.

Three Things You Should Know About Women's 'Opt-Out' from Work

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living


Philip N. Cohen

The latest news in the opt-out wars comes from two Berkeley economists - Jane Leber Herr and Catherine Wolfram - who report on a study of almost 1,000 Harvard graduates at their 15th reunion. Their main finding is that the profession these women went into had big effects on their odds of remaining employed.

Next on Your Screen: "Gender and the City"

Frank Mankiewicz | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living


Frank Mankiewicz

Back in '92 (or was it '96?) we began for the first time to read about the "Gender Gap." A nice phrase, almost alliterative, descriptive o...

Indiana, North Carolina and the Gender Gap

Lisa Witter | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Lisa Witter

Women were 59% of the voters in the Pennsylvania primary and 57% of them voted for Hillary Clinton. There clearly is a gender gap in this prim...

From GENder Gap To GENeration Gap?

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics


Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

If Obama, the Millennials' preferred candidate, is denied the nomination in a way that they see as unfair, the Democrats will almost certainly lose an historic opportunity to win the loyalty of this generation

The Gender Gap is Closing

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics


Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

Unlike the Baby Boomers, who remain sharply divided by ideology and gender, the young men and women of the Millennial Generation will be working and voting together.

Can Obama Muster a Counterpunch?

Peter Sacks | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Peter Sacks

It's curious indeed when the working poor feel more connected to a former First Lady than to an African American man of working-class origins.

Thomas B. Edsall

HuffPost Forum: Should The Dems Love White Guys, Or Dump Them?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


One of the longer-running and more contentious strategic debates among Democrats and liberals involves the importance of white men -- especially white...

The Real Gender Gap? Count the Dads in the Pediatrician's Office

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 11.26.2007 | Living


Laura Vanderkam

If fathers only make 9% of pediatrician visits solo, that means we're a long way from domestic equality.

Surprise! Women On The Board Earn More

BusinessWeek | Jena McGregor | Posted 11.08.2007 | Business


There's a new gender gap in the boardrooms of Big Business. And it's not the one you think. A new survey on corporate board pay has found that the med...


 

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