Weekly economic news roundup and beer case
Labor
The Significance of a Beer Case

Because some young men who could not buy beer in Oklahoma said the law was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court had to look at gender discrimination.

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Microeconomics
The Power of High Heels

A new study suggests that women have greater success sending dominance signals that are less assertive and more implicit.

Everyday economics and cartoon messages
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How Feminists Should Feel About New Yorker Cartoons

Stereotypical depictions of women in cartoons reinforces an expectations bias that men are authority figures while women are parents.

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Business
Changing Female Images

Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg said, “You can’t be what you can’t see.” When econlife looked at women and the symphony orchestra several weeks ago, we first saw a world that, in 1970, was 95% male. Musical directors only saw men…

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