Stories by J. Goodrich

J. Goodrich is an economist. Her writing has been published in the American Prospect, the Ms. Magazine and on various political websites. She also blogs at Echidne of the Snakes. subscribe to J. Goodrich's feed

Do Men Have a Sexual Advantage in the Post-Viagra World?

Posted on: Apr 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

According to a new study, older men say they have great sex lives; older women, not so much. But those results may not be all they're cracked up to be.

Men May Have It Bad, But Unemployment Statistics Obscure the Hit Taken By Single Moms

Posted on: Mar 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Break down today's unemployment stats, and it looks like women are faring much better than men in the great recession. That is, unless they're single and raising kids.

Talk to Me Like I'm 4: Why Our Health Care System Failed Us and How We Can Fix It

Posted on: Feb 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The United States' health care system is like a patchwork quilt that we keep trying to mend when, really, we need a new one.

Do Women Have an Inner Glass Ceiling?

Posted on: Jul 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet

That's the reason circulating in the media for why more women aren't in politics. That conclusion is convenient -- and flawed.