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Resistance to change is the action taken by individuals and groups when they perceive that a change that is occurring as a threat to them.
Key words here are 'perceive' and 'threat'. The threat need not be…
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This is no simple reform. It really is a revolution. Sex and race because they are easy and visible differences have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and inferior groups and into the cheap labor in which this…
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Equity in our homes is dropping, in some places it's a drastic drop, others less so. Whatever side of the spectrum, few homeowners have extra funds or access to home equity lines to make major improvements on homes these days. That's why this Today Show segment caught my eye. Amy Matthews, host of DIY Network's "Sweat Equity" offers three do-it-yourself jobs you can tackle for little money but decent returns on home equity: Read More »
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Just before Mother’s Day every year there’s a story about how much money a stay-at-home mom would be paid if she were paid for all the jobs she does. This year, Salary.com puts the figure at $134,121, averaging in the time spent on jobs including housekeeper, day care center teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, CEO and psychologist.
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I get that this is a way to illustrate the value of what moms who care full time for their children do, but the fact is, women don’t get paid for this tiring, never-ending work and assigning a fake dollar figure to it is really kind of patronizing and not very useful.
Now, if you want to talk about how the Social Security system does a number on women who take time off of work to care for family or do so and end up getting divorced, that would be time well spent. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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