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Women & Insurance

April 25, 2007

As long as I’m conducting Women’s Studies 101, I’ll give you this tidbit that I saw on the news the other night. A web-search turned up the following, via MSNBC:
“High-deductible plans punish women for having breasts and uteruses and having babies,” said Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, the study’s lead author…Women’s costs are higher because [...]

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Are Women Underpaid?

April 23, 2007

An article in today’s Detroit Free Press informs us that our bureaucrats in Lansing are proposing four bills for equal pay legislation, that would make it a crime to pay a woman less than a man, provided they’re equally qualified, for the same job. Of course, evaluating talent and qualifications of any prospective employee, [...]

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