Saturday, May 24, 2014

How Being Poor Makes You Sick

Some patients are being "prescribed" bicycles and groceries as doctors attempt to treat the lifestyle consequences of poverty, in addition to its medical symptoms. Can it work?

Sobering: One in every six Americans lives in poverty–for an individual, that means earning less than $11,670 per year.

Read more in the Atlantic. (Thanks, +Alessia Bhargava and +Tyler Borek)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .