SAW THIS HEADLINEand scratched my head… “Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered”Published: May 29, 2024 8:28pm EDT in The CONVERSATION https://theconversation.com/women-are-14-times-more-likely-to-die-in-a-climate-disaster-than-men-its-just-one-way-climate-change-is-gendered-230295 The purpose of a headline is two-fold. It is to grab your attention AND frame the story. Anyone who has …
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GUEST POST from Don – BIAS? Not As Much…
BIAS? Not as much… I recently heard an extended interview with Mahzarin Banaji about bias in America. In the interview she referenced an article she helped write in 2019, and updated some of the data through 2020, to make it more current. It turns out that anti-black bias according to the research, in particular, has improved (become less …
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GUEST POST from Don: The Dying Generation
…No one seems to want to claim to be part of “The Dying Generation” but it is clear that many younger adults consider that entrance to be at retirement or 60, whichever comes first. It is a bias perhaps based on the false belief that a person’s worth is related to financial productivity…