Linklettes *13 - Lady Jobs Edition

​So, I have been off this series of tubes most of the week.

The few items of cultural detritus that did make their way to me were from a fellow Cornell grad and current rocket scientist regarding women in the work force. Specifically, about women with elite degrees dropping out of the workforce. 

RT @huffingtonpost 5 reasons female Ivy Leaguers don't have a "duty" to work huff.to/15GeI3G /// hey @jessicabrookman WTF

— Marguerite (@chicspace) April 24, 2013

There was a(nother) rash of articles ​following the release of the paper OPTING OUT AMONG ELITE WOMEN by Joni Hersch @ Vanderbilt Law.  

Hersch's findings summarized: 

This paper shows that female graduates of elite institutions have lower labor market involvement than their counterparts from less selective institutions. Although elite graduates are more likely to earn advanced degrees, marry at later ages, and have higher expected earnings, there is little difference in labor market activity by college selectivity among women without children and women who are not married. But the presence of children is associated with far lower labor market activity among married elite graduates.

Naturally, I have some words on this...being in possession of both an Ivy degree and a complete lack of interest in 9-5.  

(I am not, however, in possession of any biological children, though I do occasionally date man-children, which can amount to the equivalent of a full-time job in some instances.)

This week's HOW TO post will be ​about opting out ​and how the labor market is shifting, (and -- SPOILER ALERT-- how fucking anti-feminist Keli Goff's Guardian article is). 

Here is your homework: 

• Female Ivy League graduates have a duty to stay in the workforce. (Guardian)
• Do Female Ivy League Graduates Have a Duty to Stay in the workforce? (Huffington Post)

Send me stuff/thoughts/whatevers,
Brookman

Naked in Public *12

It's art. It's on the internet.​ Here are some morsels for your perusal. I am #nakedinpublic:
 

This is the video for the track "Chemical Girl" from the band The Fine Arts Showcase. If duds wanna find the music you can get it from us in our webshop: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/shop/paypal/ click products. There is a new The Fine Arts Showcase coming out soon.

• Sometimes, you just need to get out of town. For, like, a month. It's cool. I get it. Just don't leave a note. That's how the rumors start. 
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• If there must be a rumor that you're in rehab, make sure you're really skinny. That way everyone will assume it's for an eating disorder or heroin. This will keep them from finding out about your sex addiction. Phew! That would certainly be embarrassing.  
  
  
• Speaking of embarrassing, I'm tired of talking about my fucking brand and you should be too. 

• Women of New York and Los Angeles: Just say no to men who have head shots in their okcupid profiles. (This counts twice if you're not in one of those cities, now that I think about it.) Dudes, this is the equivalent of a girl having a selfie as her phone background. 
  
  
• Speaking of backgrounds, OKCupid should have "verifieds." Instead of a fee-for-service model, dating sites could then start working on pay-per-proof-you're-not-a-fucking-asshole model. Just say no to assholes. 
  
  
• Speaking of assholes. Can someone let Zack Braff know that Kickstarter is not a toy? It's an entitlement program for the internet. 
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• Matter of fact, just say no to OK Cupid (and actors). Unless you have an addiction. If that's the case, call me an enabler but I think you should just say yes. 
  
  
• The more you say yes, the more interesting your life becomes.
  
  
• I'm not going to tell you what to do with this piece of information. But, you know, for what it's worth, it's a habit that makes for good stories.
  

Can someone find my will to return to Los Angeles? I've misplaced it.

Love you, Brookman. 

Stay focused. End #CISPA.

There is a reason that the late Aaron Swartz referred to CISPA as the Patriot Act of the internet.

It will give the government the ability to perform warantless searches of your data. 

 Think. About. That. Now think about the Fourth Amendment. OK, now back to CISPA. 

This bill was written with the distinct purpose of invading your privacy. Supporters have outspent opponents 140:1 with members of Congress (in)directly benefiting from the bill. 

Alexis O'hanion (co-founder of Reddit) called Google's Larry Page to discuss. Despite Ohanian’s plea and the White House veto threat, the House passed the CISPA bill on Thursday by a vote of 288 to 127. A companion bill is planned for the Senate.

​This bill threatens to ignore privacy rights established between web entities and users. 

I know there are a lot of extremely fucked-up and nefarious things going on in America right now ​but if this bill passes, we are all more fucked. 

​Read more and take action: http://SaveYourPrivacyPolicy.org

Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian calls Google and asks to speak to CEO Larry Page about CISPA and privacy. With amusing results... Read more and take action: http://SaveYourPrivacyPolicy.org A project of Fight for the Future Video donated by Moving Portraits: http://www.movingportraits.tv

Sources: ​

CISPA gets Re-write 4.16.13 via CNET
Pro-CISPA forces spend 140 times more lobbying than opponents 4.18.13 via Sunlight    Foundtation Report Group