“It is a cruel proof of the want of generosity in human nature, that an affection too utterly self-sacrificing always meets with an evil return.”
Letitia Elizabeth Langton, “Constance”
“The history of credulity would be the most singular page in the great history of mankind. From those vast beliefs which have founded religions and empires, down to the inventions that garnish the last new murder, there has always been a tendency in the human mind to believe with as little expense of the reasoning faculty as possible.”
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Life and Literary Remains of L.E.L.
Hint – Australia is 15th NZ among top 10 the only Non European - The US is 23rd: “Nine of the 10 best OECD countries for working women are in Europe, and two of the top three are in the Nordics. And although there is progress being made in other parts of the world to close the gender equality gap, there is still a lot of work to be done. This is according to the PwC Women in Work Index 2019, which identified a gradual improvement across the OECD for female economic empowerment
Who Marries Whom? The Role of Identity,
How marital sorting works for Brits
Hint – Australia is 15th NZ among top 10 the only Non European - The US is 23rd: “Nine of the 10 best OECD countries for working women are in Europe, and two of the top three are in the Nordics. And although there is progress being made in other parts of the world to close the gender equality gap, there is still a lot of work to be done. This is according to the PwC Women in Work Index 2019, which identified a gradual improvement across the OECD for female economic empowerment
Who Marries Whom? The Role of Identity,
I estimate a structural model of marriage sorting on a represen-
tative sample of British individuals. The paper first investigates
the importance of numerical skills in the selection of the partner
and the role of identity for marriage matching on a British sam-
ple. The findings show that identity is among the most important
attributes, together with education and physical characteristics, in
marriage sorting.How marital sorting works for Brits
Dear Kids, In The Late 20th Century, We Were Into This Thing Called ‘Human Rights’
The entire concept – and certainly the promise of human rights as a way out of suffering for millions, if not billions – appears to be disappearing. “The human rights idealism of the late 20th century has itself become historical. It is time to review and count our losses, to admit that, in light of the outsized expectations, human rights will always fall short.” – Los Angeles Review of Books
