The sexual segregation of vocational schools across the country has prompted the National Women’s Law Center to “file legal petitions in all 12 regions of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requesting investigations into whether vocational and technical high schools and classes violate Title IX and demanding that action be taken to remedy all conduct that does not comply with federal law.” The National Women’s Law Center assumes that these types of schools are practicing sexual discrimination because they tend to be almost completely male or female. Continue reading…
I’ve seen many businesses come. And I’ve seen many business go. Actually, I’ve seen more go that I have stay around. Funny isn’t it. No, not really, it’s sad. Very sad.
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A zesty poem about growing old with women friends.
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The fact that my grandmother died on my birthday has always made me feel closer to her. I know that sounds like a morbid observation, but it is so true. It is just one more way that my grandma made me feel special, as she did all of her life. She was there moments after I was born, and I was there when she died, which completed our journey together on this earth. Continue reading…
When we have noticeable signs of aging, it comes to mind that there is something we can do to make it happen slower. Some companies and products advertise false claims, telling you that they can reverse the effects of aging.
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While Chlamydia is an awful condition, it is vital to realize what it is and what to do if infected.
Infection with Chlamydia is fairly prevalent, and occurs via sexual transmission.
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Picking the proper thermometer for a personal medicine chest is crucial, but somewhat daunting. Along with the many advances in technology, there has been an increase in the number of types of thermometers that buyers can choose from. In the following, information is given on the most widely used kinds of thermometers at this time.
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Do these detoxifying foot pads really work?
It really depends on who you are asking.
A physician who works for a state medical facility will advise you that detoxifying foot pads are ineffective.
It has to do with logics. These individuals do not respect information from the world of alternative medicine. They really don’t think natural products work. Continue reading…
To devotees of current academic feminism, there must be something faintly embarrassing about Andrea Dworkin. Whereas women’s studies trailblazers—and many of their followers—favor a torturous prose style laden with postmodern jargon, Dworkin’s own writing is as unadorned and unfashionable as it is wrathful. Dworkin, an arch-feminist and anti-pornography crusader famous for claiming that all heterosexual intercourse is tantamount to rape, has been on the scene for some time, and thus her ideological comrades would be loath to ostracize her because of her earlier contributions to the cause of radical feminism. Yet one gets the distinct impression that Dworkin—much like Mary Daly, another old-school provocateur—has outstayed her welcome: to the postmodern crowd Dworkin must seem so vulgar, so retardataire. Continue reading…
Freely made choices
Women, labor market researchers note, look for different things in careers than men. Women want flexibility, for instance, the opportunity to balance work with other parts of life and the chance to make a positive difference. Ninety percent of the queries about non-profit jobs on my college’s career-networking email list come from women. Many bright and talented women work in tech jobs, but if more women prefer fixing sick children’s bodies or fixing problems in society to fixing computers, so be it.
This choice—more than the fear that math and science are too tough for girls—creates the gender gap in tech jobs. After all, women aren’t wimps when it comes to difficult careers. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, women make up about half of all incoming medical school classes. The American Bar Association reports that law schools have just about reached parity. Women earn two-thirds of all new psychology PhDs, over 40% of all new PhDs, and even just under 37% of science and engineering PhDs, according to the National Science Foundation. There’s nothing women can’t do—there are just some careers most women choose to avoid. If the Girl Scouts see those careers as more valuable than others, that’s their perspective alone.
In fact, if the Girl Scouts really want to reach gender parity in a field where more quality workers are urgently needed, they’d team up with the Boy Scouts and the Ad Council to run spots encouraging little boys to become elementary school teachers.
But I’m not betting any Thin Mints on that happening.
