Mitt Romney, Affirmative Action, and Binders Full of… What?

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Is Mitt Romney actually a proponent of Affirmative Action? Do Romney’s ‘Binders Full of Women’ actually help make gender a non-issue in hiring?

Points for Male Nurses?

I found this article about affirmative action for male nurses in Norway very interesting. (Full disclaimer: everything I know about Norway was out of date a thousand years ago. Norwegians or people who know things about Norway, feel free to correct my analysis in the comments and I’ll update the post.) In Norway, a couple [...]

Do Boys Need Affirmative Action? How Colleges Punish Girls For Success

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Hugo Schwyzer reflects on a NYT story on college admissions policies and the implications for both genders.

Why We Need to Talk About Race

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“Deliberate economic prohibitions were placed as obstacles in the path of those seeking lawful, gainful employment.”

The Newest Guests at the Elite World Economic Forum: Women

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Do gender quotas serve their purpose, or are they empty gestures that only attack a symptom of inequality?