'Mapping Decline' Maps Out Urban Decay and Depopulation of Saint Louis

Sixty years ago St. Louis was a thriving city with a population of almost a million. These days fewer than 300,000 people call The Gateway City home. With decrepit Victorian homes and boarded-up factories in abundance, some would say it's... Continue?

Current State of Businesses Owned by Women of Color

The dynamics of the intersection of race and gender were the focus of research findings released at the national symposium Research to Roadmap: Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color convened by the Center for Women's Business... Continue?

Winter Institute Leads the Charge for Racial Reconciliation

An historical injustice was righted three years ago when the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation joined residents of Neshoba County, Miss., to create the Philadelphia Coalition that pushed for the prosecution and conviction of the man who murdered three... Continue?

Hannah Montana Latest Example of "The Lolita Effect"?

In the now-famous Vanity Fair photo, 15-year-old Miley Cyrus is suggestively wrapped in a satin sheet, her hair disheveled, her red lips in a pout. Some say the photo is nothing than an artistic portrait of a pretty teenager. Others... Continue?

Women Firefighters Can Take the Heat, but Few Firehouses Give Them the Chance

Fewer than 4 percent of the nation's firefighters are women, and more than half of paid fire departments have never hired a female firefighter, finds a new report issued by Cornell's Institute for Women and Work in the ILR School... Continue?

Voters Expect Next President to Fix Economy, but His or Her Power is Limited, Economists Say

Unless Americans spend the tax rebates they are about to receive on new purchases, the rebates are unlikely to give the slumping economy a boost, says a distinguished University of Mississippi economics professor. Experience with tax-rebate initiatives suggests that... Continue?

Profit Motives Behind Sexualization of 'Tween Girls

At Abercrombie & Fitch, little girls were sold thong underwear tagged with the phrases "eye candy" and "wink wink." In Britain, preschoolers could learn to strip with their very own Peekaboo Pole-Dancing Kits -- complete with kiddie garter belts and... Continue?

First Woman Leader of Car-Building Club To Start New Career With General Motors

Laura Wontrop knows all about cars and trucks. In fact, after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this month, the 21-year-old mechanical engineering major will join automotive giant General Motors as a vehicle definition engineer, and play a key role in... Continue?