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Men and women are “better” separately

October 1, 2025 by usatoday24

We do not go through the branches. The truth is that birth rates are below the replacement level In the US and Europe since the 70s. In these last 30 years, the entire world came behind. Today, analysts like Fernández-Villaverde They are convinced That since 2023, humanity does not reach the replacement rate. But why? A fight without barracks. Hundreds of researchers have that question hanging in the cork of their offices. We have seen Many theories and many of them focus on one thing: the emancipation of women and the increase in their autonomy; But Claudia Goldin has an interesting idea. Goldin argues that, although that is important, the key comes from a mismatch between the wishes of men and women. A delicate balance. Goldin Notice That as of the 70s, the increases in productivity and social flexibility allowed societies to be more diverse: the social costs associated with the rupture of traditions were lower (often, radically lower) to those of periods of attention. However, the benefits of breaking those traditions are not the same for everyone. In aggregate terms, Always according to Goldinmen “benefit more from maintaining traditions; women benefit more than avoiding them.” The interesting thing is that they are apparently non -cooperative strategies. What does this imply? That only to the extent that one does not yield, the other has no reason to do so. That is, “when the probability that men abandon traditions is low, some professional women will not have children and others will delay them, often too much.” It makes sense: the raising of a child is a very complex task and “tradition” does that work in women. If the father does not accept to assume part of that work, it is very expensive for women, they can assume parenting and professional development. And, given that dilemma, many opt for the second. But why? Because the problem is another. A previous one, in fact. And having children has a fundamental characteristic: that cannot be reversed. A priori, one can park his professional career at any time, but he cannot ‘park’ the children. That means that women have to have clear signs that their partners are reliable and the truth is that in a context in which men can opt at any time for a non -cooperative strategy, these signs are something complicated to determine. That is what is behind all this, According to Goldin. And it is also what complicates its resolution. If it exists. After all, none of the great episodes of birth growth (after 39 in the US, after 1945 in almost all the nations that fought in World War II, after the prohibition of abortion in Romania in 1967, etc …) were intense, surprising and, above all, short. For Goldinuntil an institutional structure is achieved in which cooperation between men and women is the best option for both, nothing will solve the birth fall. Image | Ramiro Pianarosa | Genessa Panainte In Xataka | The secret to tracing birth? Fill everything with Mormons, Amish and Ultra -Orthodox Jews

The Church faces the challenge of a future without priests. At the moment he already knows how to allow women to give “Mass”

September 5, 2025 by usatoday24

Almudena Suárez Treviño is a woman of Mass. Although not in the conventional sense of expression. She not only goes to the church of her people to listen to the priest on duty, give peace to the rest of parishioners and commune in the Eucharist. No. In addition to all that Almudena officiates religious celebrations in Catholic temples. Almost (almost) as if it were a parish priest. So much so that the bishopric of Tui-Vigo He just ratified it officially in its functions. Your case, enough less exceptional of what it seems, it is actually the finding of a much greater phenomenon: the Vocations crisis. What happened? That the bishop of Tui-Vigo has just published a APPOINTMENT LIST Officers, a kind of internal adjustment in the diocese to “alleviate the current deficiencies of attention “that causes the shortage of priests. Until there nothing weird. Nor does anything that can arouse interest beyond the affected villages. The striking, which has aroused the interest of the parishioners and means of the rest of the community and Spain (including the Galician television), is that this list of priests closes with the name of a woman: Almudena Suárez. And not just that. He Official document Proclamation for those who want to read it that this woman is authorized to direct “the celebration of the word” in seven parishes of the arciprest of Louriña (Pontevedra) as long as its presbyter is not. Actually the announcement of the bishop of Tui-Vigo is a ratification because Almudena has been having an out of the common role in his parishes. So much, in fact, that three years ago Vigo lighthouse He already dedicated him A report. Click on the image to go to Tweet. A cure woman? No. Almudena is not a priest. It is really Biologist and theologianhas a title of religious sciences, a master’s degree and at least until a few years ago she exercised as a religion teacher in an Institute in Pontevedra. That is your professional curriculum, your presentation sheet. 21 years ago, however, one of his theology professors proposed to embark on “An innovative project”an adventure that in practice would lead him to be more than a simple parishioner. What Almudena did was get involved in the Diocesan assemblies in the absence of presbyters in the Galician rural. With the approval of who then act as a bishop in the diocese of Tui-Vigo (a decision that his successors have maintained) assumed a responsibility that basically allows the parishes in the area to become more bearable the shortage of priests and the lack of vocations. But Masses officiate? No. Sundays Almudena go to a series of churches, it is located before the rest of parishioners, read, preach and fulfill in some way the role that a pastor should play, but does not officiate a liturgy. What it does has another name: word celebration. “We arrived, we meet and the first part of the celebration, which is called the word liturgy, is exactly the same as in a mass. We ask for forgiveness, the reading is done, I proclaim the gospel and preach,” Explain to The voice. “We profess faith, pray the creed and do the requests.” That does not mean that it is a kind of priestess or that it takes care of the same rites as a priest. “I want to make it clear that I don’t trade masses”, insists The woman before clarifying that when it comes to communing she is only responsible for distributing the hosts that a pastor has previously consecrated, a task that the Church does not allow her to assume. By providing that service Almudena facilitates life to the priest in charge of the seven villages, serving as support. The two alternate on Sundays in the churches, so that a week the parishioners have Mass and the following, celebration. How do she carry it? Initially he confesses that it was difficult to take pass through his family’s misgivings to “how people would respond.” After spinning, however, he decided to accept the offer and assume a new role in the diocese. “I thought it was a good opportunity, since we are always complaining about women that they do not give us power in the church. I thought it could be good for all of us,” confesses. “In the end I threw myself into the pool and it was as if I touched the lottery.” It makes that more than 20 years, a period during which it has gone through different places where assures having encountered the acceptance and “affection” of the parishioners. “I was the first and I am the only one with appointment (from the bishopric of Tui-Vigo). I have it since 2004. What happens is that this time it has been more evident because, for the first time, breaking glass roofs, the appointment was published on the Bishopric website,” he celebrates. Is it a unique case? No. The role of Almudena may not be common in southern Galicia, but if we expand the focus to the rest of Spain we verify that there are more lay people who exert the same function as her. Including women too. In 2018 The voice revealed Also that to the north of the community, in Outes, there was a group of neighbors who were responsible for ceremonies before the shortage of priests. “It is not the Mass of women, as they say, they are women who make the Sunday celebration for the entire community,” I clarified The parish priest. There are also examples in Burgos, Tarragona either Lionamong other points of The emptied Spain. “The priests in charge, generally, of a good number of rural parishes, cannot go every Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist in all of them, so they sometimes have a lay or religious who, on Sundays in which the pastor is absent, goes to direct ‘the celebration of the word’”, They explain from the archdiocese of Oviedo. The Catholic Church in fact offers Formations for laity. A … Read more

Many heterosexual women say they are fed up with men. There is a theory that explains it: “heterofatalism”

August 9, 2025 by usatoday24

In a city like New York – or Madrid, or Buenos Aires, or any city where a woman with quotes history and good Internet connection reevalu Spin-off Less glamorous of Sex and the city. One where the stories do not end in Manolo shoes and kisses in the rain, but in Ghostingsexcuses for anxiety and group therapy in dinner format. And it is not that Carrie Bradshaw did not warn something similar. In more than one episode, their columns revolved around a question today very close to what many women formulate from a more critical and collective place: heterofatalism. A term that describes the disenchantment, irony and resignation with which their love experiences with men look at. But it is a ismIs it a theory or just another bad appointment with academic name? Heteropesyism It was coined in 2019 By the columnist ASA beings, describes an attitude of hopelessness and resignation to heterosexual relations, especially from the perspective of women who, although disappointed, do not abandon those relationships. As He explained an article in The Conversationthis position “does not necessarily imply violence or hierarchies”, but rather “a worldly but persistent disappointment.” However, beings propose a more extreme version: heterofatalisma kind of resigned acceptance of heterosexual failure. As explained by Jean Garnett In an extensive article for The New York Timesis “the feeling that the men I want do not love me with enough clarity, urgency or commitment.” An amplified term There is a political and social context that exacerbates disenchantment. As Marie Solis points out in The New York Timesmany of these speeches intensified after the choice of Donald Trump and the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, perceived figures as symbols of sexist impunity. The #MeToo Movement, Although transformativedid not change the most daily dynamics of the appointments. In addition, social networks have amplified this narrative. Tags like #boysober, #selfpartnered or growing interest In movements like 4b (Rejection of relationships, sex, marriage and maternity with men) portray a generation of women who, although they do not always renounce men, have lost faith in the promises of heterosexual love. According to sexual Health Alliancethis gap is linked to how men have been socialized: with difficulty verbalizing emotions, Fear of vulnerabilityand in some cases, a rigid masculinity that associates desire with domination or detachment. Professor Ellie Anderson Talk about “hermeneutical work”a form of emotional exploitation in which women are responsible for interpreting the confusing signs of little communicative men. It also mentions the “masculine regulatory Alexitimia”, a structural emotional difficulty in many heterosexual men. For her part, the psychoanalyst Jessica Benjamin Talk about the “paralyzing complementarity”: When both parties in a relationship feel that they cannot gain recognition without losing power. All this composes an emotional scenario where, as Ironiza Garnett“A woman asks for clarity and is punished for ‘being too intense.” In a Newtral article, the journalist Noemí López Trujillo Lo has explained quite clearly: Connect the rise of heteropesis with a stretch of female sadness. Speaks of Femcelcore As a cultural current where women are portrayed as broken creatures, dressed in black and away from men as the only self -protection strategy. This romantization of the love duel, however, can fall into a sterile nihilism, which avoids all political or transformative action. ORna exclusively feminine experience? Although heterofatalism has been mainly theorized since the experience of heterosexual women, some authors warn that it is not completely unilateral. The Times points out that While women express this pessimism with irony and memes, heterosexual men are also experiencing a crisis, although with very different consequences. While they retract, they take refuge in communities Like incels or PERICAderiving his frustration in misogyny. In this context, in recent years the proliferation of male communities that feed a growing anxiety towards relationships and a replication towards the idea of “traditional love” has become more evident: stable couples under rigid gender roles, and a nostalgia for an alleged “golden age” – the 50s and 60s— 60— in which, with a single salary, “the woman stayed at home, they had three children and they were all happy.” This imaginary, reinforced by online forums and conservative speeches, Not only does it idealize an unequal pastbut it presents it as a remedy against current confusion and disenchantment. For her part, the Poppy Sowerby journalist, In The Timeshe warns that when women hold all men for their disappointment, without nuances, heterofatalism becomes the reverse of the Incel discourse. In both cases, the heterosexual relationship is presented as a tragic destination and without exit. There is a disjunctive present in this whole situation: is the desire the problem or the roles that frame it? One of the most relevant criticism of heterofatalism comes from within feminism. As Health Alliance has detailed sexualthis speech can end up naturalizing misogyny by equating it directly with heterosexuality. The problem, they argue, are not the men per se, but the gender roles that both – men and women – reproduce without questioning. Rachel Connolly, In The Guardianhe sees heteropessimism as “a conservative vision disguised as radical criticism.” Really all we can expect is that our partners do not throw their dirty socks? What kind of imagination do we have if we assume that heterosexual relationships are convicted by nature? Shon Faye, In his book Love in exileproposes something different: stop waiting for a couple to be everything. It raises a reorganization of relationships based on the recognition of our diverse needs –sex, conversation, care, finance – as potentially distributable, and not necessarily contained in a single romantic link. In short, the panorama that is presented is ambiguous. On the one hand, there is a growing awareness of the failed dynamics of heterosexual love. On the other, there is a scarce exploration of real alternatives. The challenge, According to Jessica BenjaminIt is not the resignation, but the encounter. To do this, it proposes the concept of “intersubjective third”: a mutual recognition zone where both parties are seen as subjects with desire, agency and vulnerability. It is … Read more

The marriages of Japanese women with South Korean men have shot themselves. There is a word that explains it: Hallyu

July 20, 2025 by usatoday24

Last June Japan I had a lesson For the world after years of pro-nature policies, although a very little encouraging lesson: its fertility and the number of births continued to fall. All kinds of proposals had passed along the way, Even money and husband For women who opted for the countryside instead of the capital. However, what few could expect is that marriages are shooting, but those of Japanese with South Koreans, and not vice versa. An unexpected boom. Yeah, Nikkei had That, in recent years, marriages between Japanese women and South Korean men have experienced unpublished growth, with an increase of 40% only in the last year, reaching their highest point in a decade. Reasons? Apparently, the phenomenon is framed within a broader tendency of international marriages In South Korea, which represents about 10% of all unions, in contrast to the general drop of 30% in the total number of marriages in the country during the last decade. Although most of the international marriages In Korea they are with people from Vietnam or China, Japanese unions have grown up 13% between 2019 and 2024far exceeding the rhythm of other nationalities. This trend is driven not only by cultural and demographic factors, but also by a symbolic transformation into bilateral relations, in which romance becomes an unexpected route of approach between two peoples historically marked by tensions. Hallyu as a catalyst. The rise of these marriages has its origin, to a large extent, in the cultural phenomenon of the Hallyu U “Korean wave”, which since the early 2000s has radically transformed the perception that Japanese women have from South Korea. Here are phenomena such as Winter Sonata television dramaissued in Japan in 2003, starting point for a transgenerational fascination that is today manifested in passions by the K-Pophe Korean cinema and the Seoul fashion. For many Japanese, interest began In adolescence with school series and musical idols, and It has been transforming in an attraction for the South Korean lifestyle as a whole. This process has resulted in deep affective ties With Korean cultureto the point that moving to South Korea and marrying a national becomes for many a personal and cultural fulfillment, not just emotional. Cross perceptions. Plus: both Japanese women and South Korean men manifest favorable perceptions of the other. The means that the Japanese value that the Koreans express their affection with greater intensity, are more attentive and emotionally close, they maintain frequent contact by phone and surprise with details. South Korean men, meanwhile, see in Japanese women educated, dedicated, discreet and with a strong sense of family duty. Despite cultural differences, both parties seem to find in the other an idealized version of what they do not find in their own country. These opinions arise not only personal interviews, but According to Nikkei, Also of marriage advice and palpable samples on social networks, where testimonies and publications of happy couples that portray their joint life abound. New globalized romance. There is much more, since in the heat of this trend they have emerged specialized services that facilitate these unions. Applications to match Japanese with South Koreans, online games, social networks and marriage agencies have turned what was previously an occasional crossing into an increasingly common path. Hanny Marriagefor example, it is a company founded in 2024 by a married Japanese with a South Korean who met in language exchanges, and that detected a growing demand for South Korean men interested in marrying with Japanese women. The previous experience of religious agencies such as The Church of Unification In the 1980s and 1990s it has been replaced by more modern forms, mediated by technology and by business initiatives with cultural sensitivity. History with deep roots. He marriage exchange Between Japan and South Korea it has Historical history complexes, from Korean marriages with Japanese at the time of Japanese economic boom, to organized group weddings For religious sects. That said, what distinguishes the current phenomenon is its voluntary, individualized and mediated character For pop culture. What began as an admiration for idols and dramas has become a wave of human connections that demolish ancient barriers. The presence of reality shows as Premarital Lovewhere we see group quotes between Korean men and Japanese women, it is another sample of how this type of relationship is not only accepted, but celebrated and even commercially driven. In a context where demography and the fall of marriages They worry to both countriesthese unions represent a Unexpected ray of hope, both for those who are looking for a couple and for those who want history between Japan and Korea to advance in a more optimistic tone. Image | Cambodia In Xataka | In South Korea offered 14,000 euros to young people in exchange for them to get married. Young people did the same In Xataka | Seoul is so desperate to activate his birth rate that he has had an idea: give € 700 to those who marry

There is already a detainee for using the Meta Ray-Ban to record without consent. Recorded hundreds of women in Barcelona without finding out

May 30, 2025 by usatoday24

A young man has been arrested in Barcelona After recording hundreds of women with smart glasses without their knowledge. What he did with those recordings: use them in their “seduction” courses that sold for 3,000 euros. Why is it important. It is the first known case in Spain where Ray-Ban Meta They are used to commit crimes against intimacy. The victims did not know that a camera that they did not detect recorded conversations about personal information that later disseminated and monetized. The facts. The detainee approached foreign tourists in Barcelona, held apparently casual conversations and recorded them with glasses that had an integrated camera. Without noticing it, and in fact hiding it. The videos were later published in Tiktok and Instagram as a claim for their “seduction techniques” courses. In figures: 329 videos analyzed by the police. 239 Conversations with intimate data of women. 700,000 visualizations reached the video of the complainant. 3,000 euros cost the full course (plus 45 euros per month of subscription) The technical problem. The Ray-Ban Meta (329 euros) emit a white light when recording, but it is easy to hide them with small tricks. The majority of victims did not detect being recorded, according to police investigation. Smart glasses pose a privacy dilemma that we had not had to face so far, although it already anticipated a decade ago with The Google Glass opening the way. Ray-Ban Meta are much more concealed. Let’s not talk compared to a mobile. Yes, but. Goal designed a safeguard: the indicator light. The problem arises when malicious users deliberately avoid them to record without consent and then make malicious use, or at least to monetize or spread them. Goal is preparing more AI functions for these glasses that will identify places or people in real time. Some users have achieved it on their own. This arrest promises to be the first of many conflicts that are yet to come between body technology and privacy. Outstanding image | Goal In Xataka | Technology are getting excited about smart glasses. I have serious doubts about your success

There is a clandestine movement of Chinese women reading homosexual erotic literature. And China is repressing it

May 22, 2025 by usatoday24

Until mid -2024, if you lived in China and wanted to read some literature rise in tone, your reference website was Haiter Literature City. Millions of women wrote and read erotic stories with an incentive: they were starring men. However, at the end of last year, mass arrests of those responsible again condemned the genre to ostracism in the country. Although erotic literature has always had space in China, it seems that it is no longer a country for dirty pages. A libidinous history. Chinese erotic literature It is a genus of long historical tradition: already during the period Han (around 200 BC) circulated didactic manuals on sex, but with literary format of dialogue between the emperor and its tutors. This is the oldest erogetic literature, together with specific works in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, And it has always been marked by metaphors and poetic codes of great lyricism. China would not stop producing key works of the genre, such as The persecutive ‘Jin Ping Mei’, of the 16th century. The genre has always shone in China when it has used erotic scenes as an excuse to raise critical and satirical issues. Some of that remains in the current and digital incarnations of the genre, which transcend the mere accumulation of sexual acrobatics. Hurricane Danmei. The stories that present romantic relationships between male characters are known under that name. They are works of women and women: the majority of authors and readers of the genre are, which is born with the seventy sleeves (The famous Yaoiwith which so many features share), which arrived in China illegally translated into Taiwan. This generated a scene of young writers who created their own stories, thus modeling a Chinese adapted identity but very influenced by Japan. With the arrival of the Internet the Danmei became mass and came to see even adaptations to the cinema of some works, although with the high erotic voltage completely domesticated. The digital arrives. The Danmei, more prominent genre At the present time of Chinese eroticism, it experienced an unusual impulse with digital platforms, which allowed not only many authors to professionalize, but also a community of readers. After the almost clandestine circulation in forums, Danmei Digital was consecrated on websites as Jinjiang Literature Cityeven standing with all kinds of genres, although very trimmed in its erotic part Since the end of the last decade. Others relevant websites They are lianchenng readmei chinese web, although the most noticeable, without a doubt, is Haiter Literature City. The case of Haitang Literature City. Also known as Flower Market, she was specialized in erotic literature, and more specifically in Danmei, and had the servers located in Taiwan for run from censorship. It didn’t help him. In June 2024, Chinese authorities deployed an operation that affected dozens of websitesbut Especially afower market: They arrested several authors and distributors of material out of the web for continental China, accused of publishing and profiting with obscene and pornographic content. Flower Market kept financial records of Chinese authors, which facilitated things to the authorities. No one went well. On the one hand, it was clear to what extent censorship and Chinese repression did not stop within its borders: There was no space for the authors of erotic literature and queer. But also, it was clear that the first thing for Haitang Literature City was the business: The platform received criticisms for prioritizing their economic interests, delaying the elimination of accounts and promoting content even after arrests, which put the authors at risk. The lack of protection that they suffered was evident. Censorship in China. Although homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997, the explicit representation of its relationships remains under strict surveillance, since pornography is prohibited and the definition of “obscenity” is very vague, which allows the authorities to intervene in very diverse cases, almost unpredictable. Periodically, the Erotic Materus Danmei It has been persecuted and forums and stores with material on the topic on the Internet have been closed. Not a few authors have been arrested in this context, although The best known case is Tianyi’sauthor that in 2018 was sentenced to ten years in prison. Debates and future of gender. This prohibition environment, with cases as recent as the closure of Flower Market and the imprisonment of Tianyi, have generated a climate of suspicion and fear. In this way, the Danmei has become a symbol of political resistance, although its content is not explicitly. Outside China, international platforms such as Archive of Our Own have allowed the genre to be increasingly known and Relevant Danmei works editions in countries like Spain. A fever that hides a very complicated political and social situation. Header | Nguyen Dang Hoang Nu in Unspash In Xataka | Bad Sex: The worst erotic scenes of literature

In Europe, more rent among women always equals less children. A country has managed to change it: Sweden

May 17, 2025 by usatoday24

A while ago Martin Kolk, a demographer from the University of Stockholm, asked an interesting question: does the income level influence the number of children who have men and women throughout their lives? And if so, to what extent? To answer these issues he dedicated himself to combing the fertility and income databases of his country, Sweden, of the last decades. The result He published it In 2022 in Population Studieswhere it reveals a change in tendency in Swedish society that, like Kolk himself stands outcould move to other nations. Your conclusion It is as simple as it is interesting: Sweden seems to have ended The paradox that often the richest people are the least children. Issue of children and money. Having children demand money. Last year Save the Children He made accounts And he concluded that, on average, in Spain he leaves 758 euros per month, if they have as soon as all the factors involved in parenting, from food to education, health or the need for a broader housing. Despite that reality (paternity costs) there are many low -per capita income in which the fertility rate is Very superior to that of other richer nations. For example, it occurs with Niger and the United Kingdom. The other question. Another phenomenon that demographers have observed in the past, such as remember The Institute for Family Studies (IFS), is that in the rich countries women with the highest level of education and labor perspectives have fewer children. “While the theoretical arguments that (…) affirm that the richest parents should be able to have more children, industrial societies of the twentieth century have shown the reverse pattern,” Kolk points out. The United States offers A good example: The highest birth rate is achieved by the poorest families. The big question is … Is that trend still true? Diving between data. To answer that question and others as to what extent the income affects birth or, in reverse, how motherhood in income influences, Martin Kolk opted for a peculiar strategy: took into account the accumulated income by its compatriots throughout its life, analyzing in detail the 40 -year Swedish data and income for each birth cohort. Its analysis covers a wide period that extends to the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, valuing the “accumulated income” in Swedish crowns. The analysis, of course, has its biases. Kolk focused only on the Swedish population, leaving even the people who had emigrated. However, his work is thorough: he analyzes people between the ages of 20 and 60, valued the income that they “accumulate” when they reach 50 years and took into account factors such as available income or aid to fatherhood. Men: richer, more children. In the case of men, he appreciated a fairly clear relationship between accumulated income and fatherhood that has not left great surprises over the years. “The richest men are the ones who have the most children and that pattern has accentuated over time. At higher income, more children,” Comment The Stockholm expert, which even warns: “It is increasingly frequent that men with very low income do not have children.” In his study, Kolk points out that it is not so much that the richest men accumulate a lot of offspring as it is more frequent that they have two, three or four offspring compared to other men with a more adjusted income level. And what about women? It is there where research gets interesting. Among the Kolk women did appreciate a trend change. And of course. While between those born in the 1940s and 1950s, lower income (accumulated income available) was accompanied by more children, which did so over the subsequent years (between 1960 and 1970) showed the opposite photo: the highest income indicated greater offspring. “The trend is reversed: the pattern is more similar to that of men”, Confirm. The full photography is somewhat more complicated. Women with the highest income, for example, are not necessarily those who have the greatest number of children and the trend is not exactly the same if we talk about “accumulated income” or profits. But from the University of Stockholm they appreciate in any case a “significant change” in the fertility pattern of women. And a change that breaks with what was the general tonic for a long time. “The results contrast with those of many other high -income countries in the twentieth and twenty -first centuries, in which researchers have shown that it was more common to have many children among men and women with lower income.” Looking for the causes. Detected the change in trend, the next question is obvious: why? What has caused it? Kolk points to social changes (especially those related to the labor market) and family policies of Sweden. Unlike what could happen decades ago, when many of the women who had children were housewives dedicated to home care, now “women do not have to choose between having children and follow a career.” “What is observed is a transformation of a society where women, to some extent, had to choose between a professional career or have children to a society in which these decisions no longer have to make.” Among the women of the 1940s and 195th, those of lower income were often housewives. It is demography … and above all it is economy. The study shows another valuable reading, especially for countries that have seen how their fertility descended over the years. Research shows that in general people with very low income levels do not usually have children, something extensible to men and women. Also clarify that this pattern “It has accentuated over time”which confirms to what extent the economic factors influence motherhood. “Today, an increasing number of women and men with low income in Sweden decide not to have children,” concludes The expert as an example. “The paradox is left behind”. For IFS Kolk’s research reveals that “at least in Sweden the paradox that the richest people have less children seems to be left behind,” … Read more

pay the same to women

April 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Japan faces a unprecedented challenge. On the one hand, the labor shortage He has forced companies to rethink their labor policies if they want to take advantage of the economic bonanza period that the future raises them. On the other hand, Its low birth rate It clashes frontally with the problem of labor scarcity, since they should dispense (at least temporarily) of the female half of its labor mass. A dilemma. The complicated Demographic situation He has forced Japanese companies to consider an unprecedented measure in the last two decades: match salaries between men and women. Two birds with a shot. While in the US the presidential orders force to eliminate policies of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Japan has chosen to take the opposite path and match salaries Between men and women to attract female talent and encourage their professional careers. In addition to the practical point of view of attracting a qualified labor that is scarce, this change also responds to other economic reasons. Japan is hoarding A good part of the investments with environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) that are leaving the US after Trump’s arrival at the White House. For both reasons, Japanese financial firms such as the insurer Nippon Life Insurance or the bank MUFG They have begun to eliminate salary policies that perpetuated the wage gap. Two decades of salary discrimination. During the last twenty years, Japanese women have gained less than men for doing the same job. According to Data from the Ministry of HealthWork and social welfare published by Nippon.com on average women earn only 74.8% of men’s salary. In prefectures like Tochigi, the gap is even greater, with women perceiving just 71% of the male salary. To put it in context, in the OECD countries women still charge 88.1% of the salary of a man for the same job, According to data of the OECD of 2023. This discrimination It has deep roots In the Japanese labor system. Traditionally, companies offered men for life with promotions and salary increases linked to their age. Women, when becoming mothers, were pushed into temporary or part -time jobs, with lower income and few promotion opportunities. This phenomenon, known as the “curve in L”, reflects the abrupt fall of participation and the female salary after motherhood, making it difficult to return to positions of responsibility in companies. Laborless. Japan suffers a serious shortage of labor. A study by the University of Chuo (Tokyo) estimates a shortage of 3.84 million workers in 2035. The aging of the population and the reduction of birth rate have reduced the available workforce, making it essential to take advantage of the female potential to maintain productivity and economic growth. That has forced Japanese companies to reconsider their labor policies To attract more women, offering them the same salary as men to encourage their return to the labor market after their motherhood, and resume their professional career offering equality also in promotions and rewards for seniority. More than salary: family conciliation. The woman has a very marked role in Japanese culture regarding the care of children. The Official studies They point to matching wages is not enough to attract and retain workers. Japanese companies have begun to offer Labor conciliation measuresas Reduced days and teleworking optionsso that women can take care of their children without giving up Your professional career. In cities like Tokyo, shorter working hours have already been implemented and the four -day work week For its employees, with the aim of encouraging birth and facilitating family reconciliation. Salary comparison can favor the adoption of these measures to other regions of the country, allowing more women to access stable jobs without sacrificing their family life. In Xataka | The lack of generational relief is forcing Japan to take desperate measures: that retirees return to work Image | Unspash (Chang Hsien)

There are women on Tiktok measuring their menstrual cycles with an intelligent ring: the popularization of ondoing

April 5, 2025 by usatoday24

The smart ring has gained ground in the daily life of many people. This device Wearable It has proven useful to monitor health indicators, but the real impact has been among women. The ring During the last months, Tiktok has been filled with women’s videos talking and testing Oura Ring. This ring monitor in ovulation, menstrual cycles and pregnancy. The device Monitor various physiological parameters such as body temperature, resting heart rate and heart rate variability. Thanks to these indicators you can know the hormonal levels and the menstrual cycle. They all want it. This fever responds to a demand for many women to avoid being behind calendars, making accounts or having to aim it in a app. In this way, women can have control of its most adjusted cycle and is able to identify the hormonal patterns with precision for those that They want to conceive. However, some of these videos, Very shared In networks, they are being labeled as “Pay Commission” By Tiktok himself, indicating that a good part of the reviews and positive comments are undercover advertising. It is not the only ring. This new fever on the monitoring of the menstrual cycle is not specific to the OURA. He Ultrahuman Ring It is also gaining popularity among the different users, while the most famous watches, such as Apple Watch or those of Samsung, have not yet bet on this function. Comparing both rings, a user has pointed out That the main differences are aesthetic and the subscription model: while Oura requires a monthly payment, Ultrahuman no. In the era of measuring everything. In full boom of the Wearable And to measure all the parameters of the body, there was a technological blind spot that was leaving out in the middle of the population. According to A Scientedirect studyonly 12% of female health apps met basic medical standards. From the medium Cityam lo has attributed to a gender bias in Silicon Valley: “It was prioritized monitoring running on ovulation.” In this way, startups like Clue or Oura Ring They are trying to correct it, because technological ones had not yet noticed to cover this niche market, According to Femtech. To what extent can we trust? The Wearable Like Oura Ring with Natural Cycles They have represented A technological leap in monitoring the menstrual cycle, allowing women to have greater control over their reproductive health. However, Your reliability collapses Before irregular cycles, inconsistent use or factors such as stress, as well as in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (SOP) or endometriosis. Calculating the days. Some women have indicated That it is a good contraceptive alternative without hormones, but it is not. The United States Food and Medicines Administration (FDA) He has approved as an alternative without hormones for those women with regular cycles who wish to get pregnant with the rhythm method. In other words, the ring calculates that days is more or less likely, but it is not a contraceptive method as They explain Some gynecologists. In addition, some Tiktok users They have become pregnant for believing that this method worked. Although technology has advanced to satisfy a need for female health, it is important that the users are aware of the limitations and the “small print” that comes with this new device. Image | Tiktok Xataka | Oura arrived from the cold but is burning: the company prepares to win the war of the smart rings

why women usually live more than men

April 4, 2025 by usatoday24

Rare is the country or society where the life expectancy of men is greater than that of women. To explain this phenomenon we can pull intuition that perhaps tells us that men have a greater affinity for the activities that put them at risk, from tobacco consumption to recklessness at the wheel. Although there is something really in this explanation, this is only part of the story. Genetics. Now, a team of researchers He has discovered A genetic mechanism that could be protecting women from cognitive deterioration associated with age. A mechanism that could also partly explain the greatest longevity of these in front of men. Chromosomes turned off. The human being (As a general rule) It has 23 pairs of chromosomes, of which one is linked to our sex. In cases where a person inherits an X chromosome and a chromosome and, the second predominates and the first is latent, the sex that develops is the masculine. In cases where two X chromosomes are inherited, one of them remains active and the other “sleep”, sex would be in this case the female. This is still a model and nature is capricious, sometimes it surprises us. The last surprise has been starred in some genes on this sleeping X chromosome: it turns out that the “dream” of these genes was not so deep. In the hippocampus. In EK new study, the responsible team detected that about twenty genes on the silent X chromosome were reactivated In hippocampus cells of the mice in which the study was conducted. This activation was given in the subsequent stages of life and, to occur in the hippocampus and by the genes involved, it could imply a greater capacity to maintain cognitive abilities in old age. “In typical aging, women have a brain that seems younger, with less cognitive deficits compared to men,” pointed in a press release Dena Dubal, co -author of the study. “These results show that the silent x females are later reactivated later in life, probably helping to slow down cognitive deterioration.” The team indicates that, among the 22 genes that “escaped” silence, one stood out: PLP1 (Proteolipid Protein 1). This gene contributes to the creation of Myelina protective substance that surrounds neuronal connections and whose deterioration is linked to the appearance of diseases such as sclerosis. Animal models. The team conducted its study in laboratory mice, combining two differentiated lineages from these to clearly differentiate the two X chromosomes and the two genes in each animal. By measuring gene expression in the animals hippocampus, they observed a reactivation that occurred in females at 20 months of life, something that would be equivalent to the 65 years of life in humans. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Science Advances. And in humans? Now, the team investigates whether this late activation is also given in older women. As explainedThere are reasons to think that it is the case. In some brain samples studied, it has been found that women had high levels of the PLP1 protein in the same regions as the study mice. In Xataka | The secret of longevity is not in genes but in environmental factors. The good news: change some of them is in our hand Image | Aris sfakianakis / Gadek et al. (2025)

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