gender gap

As Voters Age, Does the Gender Gap Shrink?

Posted on 04/4/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsThe latest meme from the campaign trail is the gender gap. This week, just about everyone — from CNN and the Christian Science Monitor to the Huffington Post and Salon — has been reporting that women are more likely than men to favor a Democrat over a Republican in the 2012 election. It’s a familiar story: Women have favored Democratic candidates for at least three decades. The news seems to be that there’s some evidence of a bigger gender gap than …

The Takeaway: What Men and Women Can Learn From One Another About Saving for Retirement

Posted on 03/29/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsThere are clear differences between men and women when it comes to retirement planning. By integrating the best of both genders’ strategies, you can increase your prospects for a secure retirement.

Gender Gap In Kidney Transplants?

Posted on 01/28/2009 by | General News | Comments

Personal HealthThis can’t be good. The New York Times reports that new research at John Hopkins University shows that women are less likely to receive kidney transplants than men. This effects older women primarily, even though they recuperate just as well or better than older men after the surgery. This was no small study; they took data from a list of 563,197 patients who developed end-stage kidney disease from 2000 to 2005, calculating the likelihood they’d get on the transplant list. …