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Professional Work: Knowledge, Power and Social Inequalities: Vol. 34 | Emerald Insight
Professional Work: Knowledge, Power and Social Inequalities | Editors: Elizabeth H. Gorman, Steven P. Valas
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Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
Having a great conversation at our miniconference on Raced Religion in the US here at @UMNSociology! sites.google.com/umn.edu/ampmin… pic.twitter.com/zGHLL4NvGc
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Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster
When was a word first used in print? You may be surprised! Choose a year, and we'll show you the words that come from that date.
5 Professors Sue Rutgers, Saying It Shortchanges Women on Pay
The five women say they are paid tens of thousands of dollars less than men with similar qualifications. The university says it is “committed to pay equity.”
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
Think #payequity isn't a problem in the academy? Think again. These brave women are fighting back against the systematic exploitation and devaluation of women's work and contributions. It's endemic. 1/x
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The Town That Went Feral
When a group of libertarians set about scrapping their local government, chaos descended. And then the bears moved in.
Amy Coney Barrett went to my all-girls high school. I hope she's not confirmed | Amy Coney Barrett | The Guardian
We didn’t have a mascot at Dominican, only an emblem: veritas. But truth is not monolithic – it is informed by our belief systems
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
beautifully written and argued. you don't have to attack, or even question, "religion" in order to have concerns about Barrett's ability or desire to uphold the rights of *all* Americans and not interpret the law through a patriarchal lens
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Good Ideas Don’t Last Forever
When was the last time that you had a good idea go bad? Professional success today is much more about the learning than the knowing.
865,000 women left the workforce last month
Overall, 661,000 jobs were added in the U.S. labor force between August and September — but women still left it at alarming numbers.
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
The devastating pandemic effects on women's employment, education, status attainment
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Arson suspects face federal charges in connection with unrest after death of George Floyd
Before facing federal arson charges, the only other time McKenzy Ann DeGidio Dunn could recall appearing before a judge was three years ago, when she was legally adopted.
God Distances Self From Christian Right
THE HEAVENS—Responding to inflammatory remarks made by Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock during a debate Tuesday night, Our Lord God the Almighty Father sought today to distance Himself from both Mourdock and the entire right-wing...
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
President Donald Trump is once again warning voters that Democrats would "shut our economy and jobs down" if they win in November.
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
So, Goldman Sachs' analysts project a better economy with a "blue-wave" Democratic sweep in November even tho they know it means higher taxes and more regulation. That, folks, may actually move the needle on this whole "election" thing.
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The Contemporary Public Sphere Panel
Panelists: Ari Adut, Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin Eve Ewing, Assistant Professor in the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Doug Hartmann, Professor and Chair of Sociology,...
“Secularization is the failure of transmitting religiosity across generations”
Religion has changed the world - but so has its disappearance. What effects does secularization have on society? Should secular culture copy the positive aspe
Poll: Majority of Minnesotans recognize racial inequality but divides exist by region, politics
The poll asked Minnesotans for opinions on the death of George Floyd, criminal justice equality, and thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement.