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Recession fueled youth entrepreneurship
Tweet Description of video content after the jump. Campus Progress has an article, Getting Creative in the Great Recession, to go along with the video above. According to the article: In October, unemployment for individuals ages 20-24 hit 15.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s pretty sobering news for people in their [...]
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New French Quotas for Businesswomen
TweetThe Guardian reports that France’s center-right party, that of President Nicolas Sarkozy, has proposed legislation that sets benchmarks for businesses to bring women into the boardroom: In a bill submitted to the French parliament this week, all companies listed on the Paris stock exchange would have to ensure female employees made up 50% of their [...]
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Largest LGBT newspaper publisher shuts down, taking six publications with it
TweetVia Queerty, news today that Window Media, the entity that published six LGBT newspapers and magazines, shut its doors this weekend leading to the death of six publications: Southern Voice, Washington Blade, South Florida Blade, 411 Magazine, Houston Voice and David Magazine. This is just another casualty in the journalism meltdown we are experiencing, but [...]
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What About Our Military Mothers?
TweetLately I have been mulling over military moms who, upon notification of deployment, scramble to find childcare for their children. I can’t help but wring my hands and ask: where are all the fathers? And I am not talking marriage here or even money. I am talking about mutual parental involvement. Women are expected to [...]
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New “female-friendly” sex shop opening in Portland Oregon