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Cake day: June 4th, 2023

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  • Vassar officials have not disputed the data but say the disparities are tied to differences in seniority, academic discipline and peer evaluations.

    Not all Vassar professors are protesting. Sarah Pearlman, an economics professor who teaches about gender issues, said she wanted more information about salaries before drawing conclusions.

    “I really would like that information,” she said, “and unfortunately I get the sense that we can’t get it.”

    I would wait until the facts are in too. Simply getting outraged is a dumb reaction.


  • I know next to nothing about Korea, IIRC they have a similar work and educational culture to Japan: you leave after the boss and competition for education is extremely high. Coupled with a cost of living crisis, it reduces the will to have children or start relationships. I’m not sure if it’s Korea but didn’t the prime minister say something along the lines of they should stop complaining and make children?

    Anyway, I might be mistaken (and probably am) this problem likely stems from the highly competitive educational environment. You want the best for your kid and will try very hard to remove any obstacles, because even small hindrances might have a huge impact on life afterwards.









  • Where there’s an asphalt road, a tram can be put. Many places have a main road that’s asphalted. Public transport doesn’t mean “Build a stop in front of my house”. If I can walk of bike to the tram, train, or bus station in under 30 minutes, it’s accessible.

    Also, in mountains there are gondolas. Trams are able to go up crazy inclinations too. Just go to Switzerland, Portugal, San Fransisco or other places with steep roads that have tramways.

    It’s all possible, but the will is lacking.