October 8, 2010
10/8/2010 | 24m 42s
Losing Political Power; Slim Women-Fat Checks; First Ladies Club
Experts predict there will be fewer women in Congress after the mid-term elections. A new study finds employers reward thin women with higher pay, while penalizing average-weight and overweight women. What exactly is the role of the first lady of the United States?
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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.
October 8, 2010
10/8/2010 | 24m 42s
Experts predict there will be fewer women in Congress after the mid-term elections. A new study finds employers reward thin women with higher pay, while penalizing average-weight and overweight women. What exactly is the role of the first lady of the United States?
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