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...gap isn?t something that only hurts women on payday. Sure, it can sting knowing that your coworkers earn more than you for doing the same job, but the real harm comes later down the road. Lower wages mean less money contributed to 401Ks, Social Security and other retirement-age savings plans. And that means more older women, especially women of color, are living in poverty - even those who?ve worked full-time jobs for forty or fifty years...
...Fran Stott: I totally endorse the major purpose of her message. I also believe that all evidence indicates that yes, universal pre-school is a very good idea. I think it also a very good idea because it is the best way to address the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children. It?s also important to note that according to research, while early childhood education makes a major difference in children?s later successes, there are other aspects of early learning - like emotional and social development - that can also be addressed by well-rounded, quality pre-school programs...
...uncomfortable in airplane seats," she says. For those airlines that are taking action, the mood is aggressively defensive. Following the WHO conference, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, which represents 18 carriers, held a closed-door meeting on DVT in Kuala Lumpur. Director general Richard Strickland cited a "wide gap" between anecdotes and the evidence and said the organization wants to "sift speculation and rumor from fact." Strickland stressed his members would follow the who's eventual recommendations. Until then, "our first priority is passenger well-being, our second is to prevent unnecessary alarm and vexatious litigation." Says AAPA spokesman...
...future meetings between the Americans and the Russians are certain to be tougher than the one last week, and Bush's relationship with the West Europeans will continue to have its fraught moments. The values gap between Europe and the U.S. may be smaller than many think, but there are two senses in which the Atlantic dialogue is moving onto new and, for Americans, unfamiliar ground. The first involves the growing economic power of the European Union. Welch allowed that he was "surprised" by the demands made by Mario Monti, the E.U.'s antitrust commissioner, which only goes to show...
...brief severance period don't have much cushion. But a long severance period can give jobless people a false sense of security. Too often they take what they believe is a well-deserved break from the rat race. Employers are extremely wary of applicants with that kind of gap in their resume. A job seeker is like lettuce to the employer. The fresher you are to the hunt--a week or 10 days off to get the resume tuned up--the better. When a potential employer asks, "What have you been doing since you left your job three months...