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...Gender Gap I was intrigued to see Nancy Gibbs' article on affirmative action for boys, "College Confidential," but a bit disappointed that Ms. Gibbs avoided the greater question about what is happening to boys [April 14]. Rather than question what might be behind the slide in boys' achievement - and what the long - term effect might be if boys continue to fall behind - the article instead turns to ponder what this all means for girls. It is a sad commentary when even an article about boys' academic troubles seems uninterested in the roots of the problem. Malia Blom, Director, Boys...
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Republicans, who once were far ahead of Democrats in whizbang TV technology, let their party fall behind the nerd curve as Howard Dean and later John Kerry revolutionized and then exploited online fund-raising in 2004. Four years later, the Democrats have widened that gap, using the Internet not only to raise cash but also to organize canvassers and plot get-out-the-vote efforts. Republicans say the Democrats' Web advantage is due to not just greater enthusiasm but also smarter strategies. "Everything Obama does is fundamentally about a people-powered democracy and apeople-powered campaign," says Mindy Finn...
...Trying to time the stock market is especially futile. In the 20 years through 2006, the Standard & Poor's 500 returned an average annual 11.8%, but the typical stock-fund investor earned only 4.3%, according to a study by research firm Dalbar. Fund fees play a role in that gap. But investors' errant attempts to move in and out of stocks at lows and highs are mostly to blame...
...Girl's Guide is best for female neophytes, who will welcome its empowering patter: "Don't accept that you are the girl who never gets what she wants. Instead, become the girl who makes it happen for herself." Friedman and Yorio are generally less concerned with closing the gender gap (women earn 77¢ for every $1 earned by men) than with inspiring readers to transcend it. They praise a career coach who tells them, "By valuing our innate strengths of connection, nurturing, intuition, and empathy, we can reinvent what our impact and contribution is in our work...