Topic
Gender Gap
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Gendered disparities in Mexico-U.S. migration by class, ethnicity, and geography By Erin Hamilton
Gendered disparities in Mexico-U.S. migration by class, ethnicity, and geography By Erin HamiltonAbstractBackground: Men are more likely than women to migrate from Mexico to the United States. This disparity has…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Corporate Diversity Programs and Gender Inequality
A recent paper investigates why corporate gender diversity programs tend to fail: Christine L. Williams, Kristine Kilanski, and Chandra Muller, "Corporate Diversity Programs and Gender Inequality in the Oil and Gas…
Elder Law Prof Blog
“Why Do More Women Get Alzheimer’s?” It’s Not Just Because We Live Longer…
George Washington Law Professor Naomi Cahn alerted us to the Washington Post coverage on new research analyzing causation factors to explain why 2/3 of all persons with Alzheimer's Disease are…
Legal Ease Blog
Is There a Gender Gap in the Law?
By Allison Johs
Here's an interesting infographic from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, addressing the state of women in the law: Brought to you by the online Master of Legal…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Teaching Nonviolence to Young Men
By John Kang
From the Guardian UK: 'When I saw a girl in the street, I would tease her and pass nasty comments," says 17-year-old Jetmir Fejzullahu. "What I learned was that it doesn't…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Gender Gap in Academic Publishing and Citation
By Tracy Thomas
There's been a bit of a campaign to "read more women" to counter the bias toward male authors and male by-lines in fiction writing and reviews. This author extends that…
The Faculty Lounge
The Legacy of 1964: Race and Gender Inequity Fifty Years Later
Today the University of Alabama's Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review is hosting a terrific symposium on The Legacy of 1964: Race and Gender Inequity Fifty Years Later…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
more leisure time for men?
By John Kang
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, men apparently have more leisure time than do women. “In virtually every country, men are able to fit in valuable extra…
DuetsBlog
Leaning In on SATURDAY: The Trademark Gender Gap
Tim's post last week on the dispute between Victoria's Secret PINK (a women's lingerie and loungewear line) & Thomas Pink (predominantly known for its menswear line) reminded me of a…
HR Defense
President Obama’s Mark on Employment Law – What do Employers Have to Look “Forward” To in the Next Four Years?
Now that the frenzy of the election has died down, Florida has counted its votes, and the major media outlets have moved on from dissecting party rhetoric, the question remains:…