Weekly News Roundup
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– Lisa from Privilege has some great thoughts on how to build a work wardrobe: one use case at a time.
– The NYT has a fascinating story about vanity sizing in clothing lines.
– More women than men are getting advanced degrees, says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Go ladies! Of course, this presents another problem, as noted by The Daily Caller: will women insist on marrying their equals in terms of degrees — or will more women “marry down”?
– Lifehacker shows how to prevent wrist strain created by sitting at the office too long.
– Prevention rounds up 21 prepared/packaged foods that are actually healthy for you.
I was fascinated by the article on vanity sizing. I’m quite thin (but not a petite) and I often have trouble finding pants that fit. Loft Size 0 (Marisa) is pretty reliable, but otherwise, most are too big or meant for curvier figures. Any other small women have advice for other shops/ size combos to try?
the blogger at extrapetite.com has lots of tips on sizing from various brands for petites!
Thanks. I’m not as small as her (at Loft her sizing is 00P or XXSP) and I’m too tall for most petites (5’6″), but I may try her sizing “up one” next time I’m out, and it’s good to know which labels run large and which run small.
Re the advanced degrees issue, it also raises the question of whether, in a society that diminishes the achievements of women, the value will be diluted because women have them.
The vanity sizing story was inaccurate. If you want more information, although it’s complicated, try reading Kathleen Fasanella’s “The Myth of Vanity Sizing” blog. She’s a pattern maker.
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/i-have-another-blog-vanity-sizing-com/
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/
The article on women marrying their educated equals really hit home for me – it’s a HUGE issue in the Muslim community, especially since the dating/marriage pool is so limited. Combined with the fact that an observant Muslim man may marry a Jewish or Christian woman while an observant Muslim woman may only marry a Muslim man, there are gobs of single Muslim women.
How does women getting advanced degrees actually affect them? Aside from graduating most likely saddled with a considerable debt burden, is the pay gap between genders narrowing as a result?
For some reason I find the tone of that “marrying down” article to be really offensive and condecending. There is more a person can bring to a relationship then their framed degree. Besides, most of the women I know from High School went on to get college degrees and most masters degrees, and they ALL got married and are now stay at home moms. While I completly support stay at home moms, but I wonder how many women who have the higher education level amongst the couple even use it. Surely that must factor into this equation?