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Title: Girls' names determine income later in life: study
Post by: Shana A on August 22, 2009, 11:34:34 AM
Girls' names determine income later in life: study
By Misty Harris, Canwest News Service
August 20, 2009

http://www.canada.com/news/What+name+More+bucks+women+studies/1912772/story.html (http://www.canada.com/news/What+name+More+bucks+women+studies/1912772/story.html)

University researchers report that "females with masculine names fare far better in legal careers than females with feminine names," with data showing gender-bending monikers increase the amount of money the woman commands per hour as well as her odds of being appointed a judge.