"Learn Trades or Starve:" Should Trade Training Be a Focus of Low-Income Schools?

I (J) have been involved with a job program in the low-income Watts section of Los Angeles for several years. The program provides job opportunities to young black men and women between the ages of 15 and the 21. The jobs are actually pretty good: truck drivers, warehouse workers, receptionists, etc. Some of the jobs [...]

"The Number:" Why Do Men Care About How Many Men a Woman Has Slept With?

Last week we talked about the appropriate age to be in a serious relationship. In that context, we also touched on why men are so concerned with how many sexual partners a woman has had. Many women take offense to this, but others recognize it’s importance.
I’ve (J) had male friends who have gotten [...]