The XX Factor : economic crisishttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/economic+crisis/default.aspxTags: economic crisisenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)Men, Women, and Layoffshttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/02/02/men-women-and-layoffs.aspxMon, 02 Feb 2009 19:31:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4498Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4498.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4498On Sunday, the NYT business section ran a piece called " Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men ." It's got some not particularly evidence-based generalizations about how men are harder hit because their self-esteem is based on professional success...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/02/02/men-women-and-layoffs.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4498" width="1" height="1">gender differenceseconomyeconomic crisislayoffsThey Don't Call it a Majority for Nothin'http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/29/they-don-t-call-it-a-majority-for-nothin.aspxThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:46:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4468Dayo Olopade0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4468.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4468OK, OK. Eve, you’re right . The bailout (whoops, stimulus—whoops, recovery) bill passed the House , without the family planning funds, and without any Republican support. So the big bad Democratic majority didn’t need to kowtow to Republicans after all—which...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/29/they-don-t-call-it-a-majority-for-nothin.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4468" width="1" height="1">domestic policybirth controlteenage pregnancyeconomic crisisblue dog democratsIs Mary Schapiro the Worst Woman For The Role Of Policing Wall Street?http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/12/18/is-mary-schapiro-the-i-worst-i-woman-for-the-role-of-regulating-wall-street.aspxThu, 18 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4203Moe Tkacik0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4203.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4203(Okay, Kim Kardashian would probably be a lot worse.) So, I hope it doesn't violate any unofficial policy to discuss times certain of us XX Factorians have interacted "In Real Life" because I am going to mention the fact that some of us met Eliot Spitzer...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/12/18/is-mary-schapiro-the-i-worst-i-woman-for-the-role-of-regulating-wall-street.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4203" width="1" height="1">Eliot Spitzersheila bairtim geithnermary schapiroeconomic crisis