Now on ScienceBlogs: Q: How do you sex a Smilodon? (A: Very carefully)

Seed Media Group

« Immigration and the Dismal Science | Main | Ghost Stories »

Factoid of the Day

Category: Culture
Posted on: September 22, 2006 5:29 PM, by Jonah Lehrer

According to Ann Veneman, the executive director of Unicef:

"Women do 66 percent of the work in the world, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 5 percent of income and 1 percent of the property."

Share on: Stumbleupon Reddit Email + More

Trackbacks

Trackback URL for this entry: http://scienceblogs.com/mt/pings/21887

Comments (1)

1

I can't tell if you're using 'factoid' in its colloquial or original sense.
If the former; hilarious unintended irony.
If the latter; good point.

Posted by: jtdub | September 22, 2006 6:39 PM

Post a Comment

(Email is required for authentication purposes only. On some blogs, comments are moderated for spam, so your comment may not appear immediately.)

ScienceBlogs

Search ScienceBlogs:

Go to:

Advertisement
Follow ScienceBlogs on Twitter
Visit the Collective Imagination blog
Advertisement

© 2006-2009 Seed Media Group LLC. ScienceBlogs is a registered trademark of Seed Media Group. All rights reserved.

Sites by Seed Media Group: Seed Media Group | ScienceBlogs | SEEDMAGAZINE.COM