The Latest in Erotic Capitalism
Forget about emotional capital, or even its left-wing neighbour, social capital. Make way for the latest trend – erotic capital! Less ooh-er matron, more ooh-er manager… While out and about in the car last Thursday I was listening to Radio 4 – between REM songs – and I overheard an interview with Catherine Hakim, a researcher in sociology at LSE. Listen to the chat...
Read MoreMen Are So Last Season
There have been a few quality articles written recently about a topic close to my heart – the place of men in the modern workplace. In this blog, I intend to do two things. Firstly, I want to provide you with links to them so you can read them at your leisure, and a summary of what they’re about. And second, since they mention some issues that I’ve touched on before,...
Read MoreWoman, Work, and Wanting More
Do you think like a man or like a women when it comes to work? One way to find out is to examine your attitude towards pay. According to Marilyn Davidson – professor of work psychology at Manchester Business School – men get more pay in the workplace than women because they expect it, they ask for it, and they (think they) deserve it. If women want equal pay, they have to think in...
Read MoreWhat Do Mozart and Jack the Ripper Have In Common?
I didn’t make this startling observation. A feminist called Camille Paglia did. Well, nearly. What she actually said was, “There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.” Her point was that men are creatures of extremes, showing greater variation than women in matters as diverse as IQ, happiness and deviance. This was the sort of insight I shared...
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