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...women's jobs is that they do in fact involve a lot of skill and training," says Heidi Hartmann, a labor economist and president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Men often require more training and vetting for household positions, but the Pavillion Agency has fielded a "flood" of resumes from out-of-work men believing they can easily nab a post as, say, a personal chef...
...shorter life span for men, but the problem may be even more profound. Williams blames deep-seated cultural beliefs--a "macho" world view that rewards men for taking risks and tackling danger head on. Men are twice as likely to get hit by lightning or die in a flash flood, according to a report delivered last week in Atlanta at a meeting sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In low-lying flood zones, says Thomas Songer of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, men are more likely to drive around barricades and drown in high...
...wasn’t really expecting it at all—I mean, it’s like expecting to be struck by lightning,” said Alex Ewing, ’03, who won for his history thesis “‘Down in the Flood:’ Labor, Class, Justice and the Tulsa Riot...
Pemberton explained that there was “kind of like a flood coming down the stairs...
...ahead on four large orders. In one case, she says, "they have the money in hand but have been saying they're not willing to make an investment until they know how the war is going to play out." Now that things are clearer, says Harkness, "I expect a flood of new projects...