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Lovely weighs in on discrimination in the field of economics in Business Insider

"Many men believe they themselves are not part of the problem, yet they continue to organize sessions without any women authors or discussants," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I still am present at meetings where women's views are heard and then trivialized." 

March 21, 2019

Estévez-Abe quoted in NY Times article on work-life balance in Japan

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the New York Times article "Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads." Men in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the world’s richest nations. Estévez-Abe says "If the work day could be shortened in Japan, I think a younger generation of men would do more as fathers." 02/04/19
February 4, 2019

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Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2014

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