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According to the study, written by Professor of Economics James L. Medoff, the number of vacant jobs in the U.S. has decreased since the mid-1980s. In addition, jobs which are available are not as attractive, said Medoff yesterday...
Initial inspiration for the controversial report, Medoff said, came from Boston Globe Editor John C. Driscoll, who told Medoff that many in the Boston community had been accusing the press for portraying a falsely negative image of economic conditions...
...differential is huge," Medoff says. "Men hold higher paying jobs, and women lower paying jobs. The question is, are men and women being socialized to do certain jobs, so they end up where they want to be? Or are they being channeled by employers to different jobs...
...Women are more likely to be interested about women issues," says Medoff. "That's not a bad thing, but there are some exceptions." Medoff also says that perhaps more women write on the subject than men because the public prefers women to write on women...
...fact that women can identify with the subject should not be used as an excuse by male economics researchers," says the undergraduate, who works closely with Medoff. "In order for discrimination to be solved, we need all researchers to look...