day labourers
gathered at the Goodwill —
the dripping awning
after the quake
the weathervane
pointing to the earth
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photo-poem]
after the quake
a hobo
directing traffic
after the quake
adding I love you
to a letter
“the weathervane” – from Open Window
“day labourers” The Heron’s Nest (April 2004)
potluck
“WhyMenEarnMore” On this week’s “Unfiltered“, Tucker Carlson mentioned Warren Farrell’s
new book Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap—
and What Women Can Do About It (AMAcom, 2005). The book brings together
evidence and explanations for the wage gap between men and women: finding that it
primarily comes down to life choices (tradeoffs), not gender discrimination, a position
that I have held for quite a long time. At the publisher’s website, you can find 8 Tips
for Women Who Want to Earn More Money and some interesting stats on gender
and pay — including:
• Women are 15 times more likely than men to become top executives
at major corporations before the age of 40.
• Men who have never been married and never had children earn only
85% of their female counterparts—even when both are college educated
and work full-time.
By the way, “Warren Farrell, Ph.D. (Carlsbad, CA) is an internationally esteemed
expert on gender issues, and the only man to have been elected three times to the
board of directors of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in New York City.“
Tucker Carlson made an admission that I have
heard repeatedly from men in my age cohort (mid-fiftes): “Many people,
including me, prefer hiring women.” I believe we need to start inspiring
our young males to greatness and self-fulfillment, just as we have with
young girls and women the past few decades. Otherwise, the slacker,
unfocused, lack of gravitas that many of us elders see in the male youth
and young adults of today will mean ever greater wage and status inequality —
this time, with women on top, due to their work ethic and talents. Of course,
young males might decide they would like to switch gender roles with women:
with an orientation toward home and childcare, rather than career and “success.”
For some, it will be a choice that is a good fit. The rub: convincing a woman she
needs to put up with having a male around fulltime instead of a maid or nanny.
The American Antitrust Institute announced the publication of its first book today, and
it might interest many in the legal weblog community — Network Access, Regulation and Antitrust.
(Routledge, April, 2005) The book is edited by AAI Vice President Diana Moss, has
a steller interdisciplinary list of contributors, and is the outcome of AAI’s four-year Network
Access Project. As the AAI announcement explains:
The first part of the volume focuses on five topics that are central to reasoned
analysis of the access problem. The second part presents ten case studies of
network access in the energy, transportation, telecommunications, internet, and
banking industries. The volume concludes with comparisons and contrasts across
the cases and policy recommendations.
