Women are now the sole or primary wage earner in 40 percent of households with children aged 18 or younger. But women aren’t the only ones who’ve seen their traditional roles upended: Surveys conducted by marketers and advertisers show that an ever-growing number of men are becoming the primary shoppers for their households…article 
Leadership lessons
Few women in India have risen as high as Sheila Dikshit. Three-time-elected Chief Minister of Delhi, she took time out of her busy schedule to tell Satish Kaushal about her role and what needs to be done to enable more women to follow in her footstep...article
Asia’s Hubs Attract Wealth
Quatar and Switzerland top the list with the highest percentage of millionaires, but Asia is nipping at their heels. Article 
Women are Breadwinners in 40% of Homes
This statistic is somewhat deceptive, because the figure represents more homes in which single mothers of color are bringing up families alone. The Pew Report summary. 
Paul Krugman versus Rogoff/Reinhart
The debate goes on. Nobel laureate Krugman weighs in at the New York Review of Books. Paul Krugman comments on Austerity

Even Women Who Graduate From Harvard Aren’t Immune to the Wage Gap
A survey of this year’s graduating class shows men much more likely to earn high salaries than women…article 
US Shuts Down Liberty Reserve Alleging 6 Billion in Money-Laundering
Bit coins, drug money, gambling proceeds, a lethal mix at Liberty Reserve, that exists only in the ether. Article 
Will EU Probe of Manipulated Oil Prices Become a Libor-type Scandal?
The offices of the Platt publishing division of McGraw Hill, which publishes prices, have been investigated. The US Senate has joined the fray. Have Shell and Statsoil colluded to manipulate markets? Article 
Mary Gowan to head James Madison Business School
Occupy Barbie’s Dream House in Berlin
What images should young girls have of themselves? When Barbie built a house in Berlin, men and women protested the princess pink decor and dolls reduced to models and wives. Whether or not this house travels in Germany, even though one doll is a Chancellor who looks like Angela Merkel, depends on the reaction. Article Here are some recent images. 
