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After a few months embedded on our National desk, I'm pleased to say that I've taken on a new beat full-time -- exploring how Wall Street and the business world are dealing with social and cultural issues for @business @bbgequality
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One-quarter of men aged 18-29 said they trade stocks daily, and almost two-thirds of them (64%) report feeling like failures.
Of the 23% of young men who said they gambled daily, including on sports and events, 66% reported similar angst.
(via @SimoneFoxman, @business)
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64% of Young Men Who Trade Stocks Daily Feel Like Failures.. A new study found that daily stock trading is highly correlated with demoralization in young men, with 64% of men aged 18-29 who trade stocks daily reporting feelings of failure (via Family Studies, a pro-marriage think tank) via @SimoneFoxman
Women's scholarships are the latest casualty of the anti-DEI movement.
More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
What if male "duds" are to blame for declining birthrates around the world?
Harvard prof & Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin theorizes that educated women might be choosing not to have children because they can't expect men to pick up the slack. Read here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“I worry that we’ll go from one very narrow definition of what it means to be a kind of ‘dependable dad,’ which is ‘I can depend on you to be the breadwinner,’ to another definition, which is a fully fledged, paid-up gender-egalitarian feminist,” me to @SimoneFoxman:
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Prenups Become New Norm: 53% of engaged or married Americans under age 45 say they have signed a prenup. Saijel Kishan & @SimoneFoxman via @business @BBGEquality
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A majority of families — a record 52% — now have two parents working full-time @SimoneFoxman via @business
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So much for the "Manosphere"? Dads -- especially college-educated ones -- are actually spending a lot more time on housework and childcare at the expense of their paid jobs.
New findings from @aibm_org -- gift link:
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*NEW FROM ME* - NFL faces the toughest test yet for its Rooney rule - perhaps the most recognizable US diversity policy - with threats looming from FL as well as the federal government, Bloomberg reports.
*SCOOP* The NFL has considered changes to the Rooney rule in response to the DEI backlash... and decided not to.
Since the Florida AG warned on the rule last month, the league has continued to insist they're on solid legal ground. A potential moment of truth comes May 1 - the deadline Florida's AG has given for them to drop the rule... Read all about it here: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Genuine question! (1/2): Why haven’t streamers aggressively gone after the late night market? (For all political persuasions.) Whenever I have watched a late show it’s always been the next day on YouTube, because I’m old now and should be asleep by the “live” airing...
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A deeper look at how the Trump administration is targeting liberal groups, with @reilly_cait and @SimoneFoxman: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R):
"I think we need more moral clarity right now. I hear all the time that words are violence. Words are not violence; violence is violence. And there is one person responsible for what happened here. And that person is now in custody."
The Department of Justice takes an expansive view of what constitutes illegal DEI... Among their targets:
- Scholarships for ppl of a certain race (maybe also: gender, religion, etc.)
- Diverse recruiting slates
- Diversity statements
More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
