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The Oscar-Winning "Artist" and the Pain of Men's Job Loss (February 28, 2012)

By Sarah Damaske
The Huffington Post

"This is not to argue that women do not suffer when they lose jobs. In fact, recent research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, found that women were experiencing greater hardship in the wake of the recession than men. But it is clear that when gender ideologies put such emphasis on men's ability to earn a family wage, this not only hurts women in their attempts to gain equal access to employment, but also men when they face challenges in the workforce."

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