Month: September 2015

Assortative Mating is the new sexy with far-reaching consequences for income inequality. Assortative mating means people with similar socioeconomic backgrounds tend increasingly to marry each other. And if you despise the idea of the powerful male CEO marrying a subservient…

An $8 Billion Problem: Aging Out of Foster Care

September 30, 2015 Shawnda Chapman Brown

Economy
Health
Housing

Over 25,000 youth across the nation are “emancipated” or “aged out,” of foster care each year. Cast out into the world on their own without housing, financial assistance or emotional support, puts this group at high risk for: Homelessness (1…

CEO’s Don’t Marry Their Secretaries Anymore: The Rise of Assortative Mating

An $8 Billion Problem: Aging Out of Foster Care