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The effects of the recession have been felt throughout the American workforce. But one group has been hit particularly hard: men. As a result, the number of women in the American workplace recently passed 50% for the first time ever.
This is a big milestone in women’s struggle for workplace equality in the U.S., but it only tells part of the story: Women still earn less than 80 cents for every dollar that men earn for equal work. There are just 15 female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. (Want more stats? Check out these eye-poppers.)
How have these phenomena played out in your household during the recession? Click here to tell us.
Marketplace wants to know if the economy of the last couple of years has had a personal impact on these issues for you. In your home, is a woman earning a larger percentage of the household income than she used to? If there’s been a change, does it affect your family’s relationships? Whether you’re a woman or you live with one, we want to hear your story.
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Unless you’re an accountant (or maybe especially if you’re an accountant), tax season can rank up there with the annual physical as least favorite times of the year. There’s paperwork to navigate, form names to decode, and if you owe money, writing that check often stings just a little. But, since April 15 comes every year, we all develop strategies to make it through.
As tax season approaches, Marketplace wants to hear how you prepare and file your return. Tell us here.
Although tax returns can be dull, the stories behind them say a lot about what’s happening in your life and business. We want to hear those stories. We’re also curious about whether or not your general attitude toward paying income tax affects your strategies for planning and preparing your return. Let us know by clicking here.
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Over here at Marketplace, we’ve been watching the Huffington Post’s “Move Your Money” campaign with interest, and we’re curious: have you made a decision to move to a smaller bank?
Click here to share your experience with Marketplace.
We want to know: If you’ve ever been a customer at a big bank, were you satisfied with your experience? Have you bailed out on a bank that got a bailout?
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In 2007 and 2008, global warming emerged as a major issue of concern in this country. But then the recession hit, and jobs, the economy, and health care became higher priorities. Advertisers and marketers selling “green” products noticed, and adjusted their strategy for reaching you, the American consumer. But is it working?
We want to know if you’ve noticed a change in advertisers’ approaches to selling “green.” How do you come to a decision about whether or not to purchase “green” or “eco”-labeled items? Click here to share your insights with Marketplace.
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This is another question for you as a part of our research into the awkward conversations we all have with the people in our lives around…yup…money.
What uncomfortable situations arise when you earn less than your friends?
Maybe you chose a less lucrative career path, maybe you’re in school. Or maybe you’re collecting unemployment or took a lower-paying job after a layoff.
No matter the reason, how do disparities in what people earn affect you when you’re out with friends? Click here to pick up the tab.
(Photo credit: Jason Gulledge, via Flickr)
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Maybe it was sudden, or gradual. But ultimately you realized that in order to help slow global warming, you needed to change how you eat, travel, work or live.
Does this sound familiar? If so, we want to hear more. If not, we’d like to hear what’s prevented you from making a change. Click here to share your experience with Marketplace and our sister documentary program, American RadioWorks.
American RadioWorks is examining climate change solutions, prominent among them changing habits of consumption, travel or energy usage that leads to shrinking carbon footprints. Marketplace is asking whether or not individuals can really make an impact on climate change.
Efforts to change behavior en masse are running up against an erosion in the belief that global warming is a problem worth urgent attention. Global warming ranked last in Americans’ priorities for 2010, according to a January 25th report from The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And that’s on top of a Yale report’s findings (PDF) which revealed a 14% decline over the last two years in the number of Americans who believe global warming is happening.
Help us gather experiences and stories to better understand what triggers people to make changes to lifestyle and habits. And thanks.
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Maybe it was sudden, or gradual. But ultimately you realized that in order to help slow global warming, you needed to change how you eat, travel, work or live.
Does this sound familiar? If so, we want to hear more. If not, we’d like to hear what’s prevented you from making a change. Click here to share your experience with Marketplace and our sister documentary program, American RadioWorks.
American RadioWorks is examining climate change solutions, prominent among them changing habits of consumption, travel or energy usage that leads to shrinking carbon footprints. Marketplace is asking whether or not individuals can really make an impact on climate change.
Efforts to change behavior en masse are running up against an erosion in the belief that global warming is a problem worth urgent attention. Global warming ranked last in Americans’ priorities for 2010, according to a January 25th report from The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And that’s on top of a Yale report’s findings (PDF) which revealed a 14% decline over the last two years in the number of Americans who believe global warming is happening.
Help us gather experiences and stories to better understand what triggers people to make changes to lifestyle and habits. And thanks.
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Recently, Public Insight Network sources have been sharing their stories about some of the most awkward conversations they’ve had. Thanks to the ideas we’ve received, we’re now planning an occasional series for Marketplace Money in which we’ll explore some of these challenging topics. Maybe it’s not shocking, but a lot of those conversations are about the connection between money and relationships.
One area we want to explore is marriage and divorce. Has your life been touched by divorce in some way? If you or close family members have gone through a divorce, what were some of the most challenging conversations from that time? Click here to share your experience and your advice for others.
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