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Rationalizing for the Rich: Cakewalk No More

By Sam Pizzigati
June 21, 2009

In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they're getting dirty and looking dopey.

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Up With Women in the Downturn

By Randy Albelda
From msmagazine.com
June 1st, 2009

msmagazine.com — The Chinese proverb “Women hold up half the sky” provides a good starting point to understand the current place of women in the U.S. economy, and thus the differential impact they face from this downturn. But which half of the sky are women holding up? A good deal of work in our paid economy—and also the unpaid work in homes—is still sex-segregated.

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Gender Gap Costs American Families

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

The gender wage gap cost American families $200 billion every year.

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Subprime Lenders Targeted Women

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

Though women on average have higher credit scores than men do, women are 32 percent more likely than men to have subprime mortgages.

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