The XX Factor : money

Do Women Really Ask for Raises Less Often Than Men?

Samantha Henig — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:10:00 GMT

A guest post from DoubleX intern Danny Townsend : In the New York Times last week, Joanne Lipman declared that women's progress has stalled because " we've focused primarily on numbers at the expense of attitudes. " She tells one story with a precise...(read more)

Little McMansion on the Prairie

Sara Mosle — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:09:00 GMT

I'm admittedly coming very late to the lengthy, sugar-daddy exchange , but maybe for that reason, after reading all the posts at once, I think it's worth acknowledging what a privileged, upper-middle-class discussion this is. After all, these days, most...(read more)

It's Not My Generation

Jessica Grose — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:12:00 GMT

Hanna , I think it's a misnomer that wanting a "sugar daddy" is a generational thing. While I posed the initial question , it was more an observation based on themes in The Secret Currency of Love rather than a personal conviction. Purely anecdotally,...(read more)

... Except That Princess Dreams Eat Away Your Self-Respect

E.J. Graff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Jessica , Samantha : I recognize this impulse, the vague belief of some middle-class or upper-middle-class girls and young women (primarily white, I think; don't know if brown and black women have this too) that the world owes them a living so that their...(read more)

Sugar, What?

Hanna Rosin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:56:00 GMT

This conversation is scaring me. I have never, ever had a thought like this in my life, I swear. Either that's because I grew up with no money (although I suppose that could have had the opposite effect). Or because I am of a different generation. How...(read more)

Searching for My Sugar Daddy

Samantha Henig — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:18:00 GMT

Jessica , I fear I am solidly, if not proudly, in Abby Ellin's camp. It's not that I want to be rich, exactly, but I do want those upper-middle-class comforts: separate bedrooms for the kids; occasional family vacations to far-flung countries; the assurance...(read more)

For Love or Money

Jessica Grose — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Hilary Black, the editor of an anthology called The Secret Currency of Love: The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships , was on the Today show this morning , gabbing with Ann Curry about—what else?—love and money. I read a good chunk of...(read more)

Barack vs. Blahniks

Susannah Breslin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:25:00 GMT

In regards to Sarah Palin's $150,000 shopping spree, it's not so much the clothes, but what the clothes say about the soul of the one who wears them. In stark contrast to Palin's high-end high heels and perfectly tailored lady suits, Barack Obama gets...(read more)