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‘Equal pay day’ this year is April 12; the next ‘equal occupational fatality day’ will be in the year 2027
On the gender gap in occupational fatalities by Mark Perry at the American Enterprise Institute: Every year the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) publicizes its “Equal Pay Day” to bring public attention to the gender pay gap. According to the NCPE, … Continue reading
Raising Kids and Running a Household: How Working Parents Share the Load
A new survey report from Pew Research Centers: While mothers and fathers offer somewhat different views of the division of labor in their household, there is general agreement about who in their family is more job- or career-focused. For example, … Continue reading
Tricked or Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea
What human trafficking looks like for young men by Ian Urbina in the New York Times. Mr. Andrade, who died in February 2011, and nearly a dozen other men in his village had been recruited by an illegal “manning agency,” tricked … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Men, Violence
Tagged human trafficking, maritime industry, sex slavery, transient workers
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Gender Gap Journalism
Gender Gap Journalism by Kay Hymowitz at the Institute for Family Studies blog: The gender gap doesn’t bring out the best in journalists. With important exceptions, articles on the subject are padded with overly broad statistics, cherry picked research, a … Continue reading
Let’s Reclaim the Glory of Being a ‘Maker’
From “Let’s Reclaim the Glory of Being a ‘Maker’” by Lori Sanders and Cameron Smith in The Federalist. We’ve heard the story of declining wages over and over. We’ve repeatedly heard the political talking points about the threat of offshoring. … Continue reading
Highly Educated = Husband Material?
Karol Markowicz in the New York Post, “This guy went to college, but it doesn’t make him husband material.” (The picture of “this guy” at the link is John Belushi from Animal House.) With more women going to college than … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Mancession, Marriage, Men
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Boy Trouble
An overview of what we call The Boy Crisis, Boy Trouble by Kay S. Hymowitz in City Journal, 2013: When I started following the research on child well-being about two decades ago, the focus was almost always girls’ problems—their low self-esteem, lax … Continue reading
Posted in Boys, Education, Fatherlessness, Mancession, The Boy Crisis
Tagged Education gender gap, marriage gap
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Could Working Dads Be Underserved, Too?
From Could Working Dads Be Underserved, Too? by Lydia Dishman in FastCompany There is a subtle, but potentially seismic shift happening in the workplace. From sweeping diversity initiatives and radical strategies that tackle the gender wage gap to extended paid parental … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Fatherhood
Tagged at home dad, Gender assumptions, Men@Work, parental leave
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Warren Farrell Explains Why a White House Council on Boys and Men Helps Cut Govt. Costs
In this video, Dr. Farrell explains how a White House Council on Boys and Men, by strengthening father involvement and the family, reduces the need for the government-as-substitute husband:
Posted in Academia, Boys, Education, Fatherlessness, Male Disposability, Mancession, Men, Men's Health, Men's Issues, Misandry, Suicide
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White House Boys and Men article in Forbes Magazine
Forbes Magazine has published an article titled “The Need to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men.” The article interviews Dr. Warren Farrell about the proposal for a White House Commission for Boys to Men.
Posted in Boys, Education, Fatherlessness, Male Disposability, Mancession, Men, Men's Health, Men's Issues
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Lionel Tiger
It’s of course wholly understandable that in a culture wild with materialism and verging on comedy in the search for educational credentials, these three responsible articles about women today would focus on production, not reproduction. The most salient theme is the quality and equality of participation in the public sphere. There is a corresponding inattention to the nature and value of intimate experience. Family life and especially mothering are appreciated, yes, but also characterized as Continue reading
