![]() ![]() ![]() In the second half of the 20th century, women began to enter the workforce at a much higher rate-working longer hours and earning higher degrees than before.īut despite high rates of working women, the wage gap persists. ( UN Women / Ryan Brown) The History of The Wage Gap That means over a lifetime, women who graduate college and work a full time job will lose 1.2 million dollars, according to estimates from Evelyn Murphy, president of the WAGE Project. And for the past 13 years, growth has remained relatively stagnant, hovering around 80-83 percent. At that rate, the gap won’t fully close until 2059. If you do the math, that means that in each year, the wage gap closed by less than a cent. ![]() ![]() And in the first quarter of 2020, women earned 80.4 percent of what men earned. In 2018, that number was up to 0.79 cents. In fact, in 1963, full-time working women only made 0.59 cents to the working white man’s dollar. The Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963, and since then, the gap has been closing very slowly. Census Bureau, “2018 American Community Survey.” (Shayanne Gal / Business Insider) Unequal Pay for Equal Work This week, we’ll be discussing everyone’s favorite conversation topic: money. Whether or not these tools are used intentionally, they contribute to a world in which women are not equal to men. Tools of the Patriarchy is a column on the tools that establish men’s dominance in society, or, in other words, uphold the patriarchy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() When Lincoln emerged as the victor at the Republican National Convention, his rivals were dismayed. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. "Mystic chords of memory": Spring 1861 - "The ball has opened": Summer 1861 - "I do not intend to be sacrificed": Fall 1861 - "My boy is gone": Winter 1862 - "He was simply out-generaled": Spring 1862 - "We are in the depths": Summer 1862 - "My word is out": Fall 1862 - "Fire in the rear": Winter-Spring 1863 - "The tycoon is in fine whack": Summer 1863 - "I feel trouble in the air": Summer-Fall 1863 - "Still in wild water": Fall 1863 - "There's a man in it!": Winter-Spring 1864 - "Atlanta is ours": Summer-Fall 1864 - "A sacred effort": Winter 1864-1865 - The final weeks: Spring 1865 ![]() Four men waiting - The "longing to rise" - The lure of politics - "Plunder & conquest" - The turbulent fifties - The gathering storm - Countdown to the nomination - Showdown in Chicago - "A man knows his own name" - "An intensified crossword puzzle" - "I am now public property" - pt. Includes bibliographical references and index ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, what appeal the books had for me was pretty much related to these mysterious, haunting black-and-white images. ![]() I had thought they were very good illustrations, too. Vinnie's first comment was, "The pictures aren't very good." But he immediately added: "Actually, the pictures are good, but they're too dark to see anything." They're big fans of Neil Gaiman and Jane Yolen. They are both avid readers and tend to go for interesting, compelling stories. To me, the stories were wholly uninteresting, without meaningful challenges to the characters plot and character development were sorely lacking and, worst of all, I read the whole thing in about an hour.ĭisappointed, and wondering how I could possibly concoct a review from this material, I decided to pull in my emergency back-up crew: the kids. ![]() But, left to myself, I would have been hard-pressed to come up with a bare 300 words for a review of the two novels, Aquamarine and Indigo, contained in Water Tales. Rambles: Alice Hoffman, Water Tales, Aquamarine, IndigoĪlice Hoffman is a respected and prolific author of both children's and adult literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve learned that pain and fear have a way of prolonging. It stretches on, lengthening seconds, extending minutes. Please note: There is explicit language and romance in this book, not suitable for those under the age of 18. Return to the seductive story of magic inspired by the myth of King Midas, and get caught up in the world of Orea. It’s an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery. This is the captivating second book of The Plated Prisoner series. The question is, can I out maneuver them? In the game of kings and armies, I’m the gilded pawn. ![]() I may be out of my cage, but I’m not free, not even close. When he turns those black eyes on me, I feel captive for an entirely different reason. But his eyes-his eyes are the most compelling of all. Rip has power sizzling beneath this skin and glinting spikes down his spine. ![]() The ones who nearly destroyed Orea, wiping out Seventh Kingdom in the process. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.Īt the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him-Commander Rip. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. ![]() For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many of the stories follow the adventures of Mowgli, the ‘man-cub’ raised by wolves, and his companions Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther as they explore the jungle and face off against foes such as the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. First published in 1894, this collection of fables has captured the imagination of children for generations. Also includes the Second Jungle Book.Īrguably his best known work, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a classic for the ages. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Mailings and promotion to Museums and galleries and local exhibitions.Major focus on gift, travel, tourist sector.Pre-publication mailings to special interest media, national and regional magazines,.Marketing activity is focused on visibility in-store and online. ![]() ![]() ![]() Walter Isaacson is an American journalist and author. Or, to restate this, Isaacson’s biography should prove exciting to historians and political theorists, to scientists and inventors alike.įinally, this book would be more than an interesting read for anyone keen on learning how exceptional individuals manage to change the world. However, “the First American” is only one of the things Benjamin Franklin was. So, if you are an American, “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” should be your compulsory read for this month. And a warm recommendation for every American to read “ Benjamin Franklin.” Who Should Read “Benjamin Franklin”? And Why?Īt the end of his biography, Walter Isaacson says that Franklin is “the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become.” And the second man he chose to write about – possibly the greatest figure in American history.Ī match made in heaven. If, as Carlyle says, “the history of the world is but the biography of great men,” Walter Isaacson is surely one of the greatest modern historians. ![]() ![]() ![]() Possibly the mother is subconsciously using the orange to represent breasts, thus pushing and forcing lesbianism upon the central character, without knowing she is doing it. ![]() The Oranges in the novel are not just used to represent the idea of “lesbian” but they are also a way for the mother to represent her love for the daughter through giving her oranges, however another way at looking at the significance of the oranges is as the mother using them as a phallic symbol… Winterson does this well through her use of symbols and motifs which are as one example an orange.Įven the sub-plots within the novel such as her mother possibly having a lesbian relationship in the past create a suspicious vibe through out the novel, and makes the reader second guess everything the mother has said previously and in the future of the novel. ![]() Within the novel there are constant struggles with finding who you are, social class and the broad concept of fitting in. On the surface of the novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, may appear to be about a young lady trying to figure out who she is whilst in a constrained community. ![]() ![]() ![]() in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London in 1973. John's College, Cambridge University, where he graduated with first class distinction in 1964. Clark is currently concerned with examining a particular type of pictorial thought, involving notions of human uprightness and the ground plane, which runs throughout the history of painting and which he has termed "ground level painting." Artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Pieter Bruegel, and Paolo Veronese figure prominently in his work on the subject.Ĭlarke was educated at Winchester College and Bristol Grammar School, before entering St. Pardee Chair as Professor of Modern Art at the University of California, Berkeley. ![]() ![]() He first acquired fame as a Marxist art historian. He is the son of senior civil servant Otto Clarke and elder brother of one-time British Home Secretary Charles Clarke. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the morning and in the evening, they will take walks, sing songs, and eat exquisite meals, with fine wines, golden and red. ![]() Soon, they assemble three gentlemen linked to them by kinship or by affection-Filostrato, Dioneo, and Panfilo-and the ten young people decamp at dawn for the countryside. The other women say that they’d love to, but they think they should bring some men along. ![]() Let’s get out of here, Pampinea, the eldest, says. They range in age from eighteen to twenty-eight, and they are all of genteel birth. Seven young ladies, friends-Pampinea, Filomena, Neifile, Fiammetta, Elissa, Lauretta, and Emilia-meet after Mass. An estimated sixty per cent of the population of Florence and the surrounding countryside died.Īnd so begins the Decameron. ![]() ![]() ![]() They also used fieldwork, satellite data-which also allowed them to study the geographical and sea ice conditions of the region-and tracking collars to get a sense of the bears’ movements. For the new data, the team connected with local hunters and used tissue samples taken from the hunters’ kills to sequence the bears' genomes. The research team used seven years of data collected in the region, along with 30 years of historic data. According to the World Wildlife Fund, between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears are left in the world. This is unlike most other populations of polar bears, which require sea ice for hunting. For much of the year, they survive by hunting from ice that falls into the ocean after breaking off a Greenland glacier the ice floats in the fjords these bears call home. Several things set this group of bears apart. ![]() Beyond the novelty these animals represent, they could also help inform scientists about how more traditional bears will fare in a warming Arctic, according to new research. ![]() This population has developed distinct habits to survive in its odd-as far as polar bears are concerned-habitat, and the bears' genomes are quite different from many of their kin. ![]() In the southeast corner of Greenland, scientists have discovered an unexpected population of polar bears. ![]() |