Gender Inequality in the Workplace: Women in Management
The inequality of genders in the workplace is no secret. The pay gap still exists, where men are paid more than women for equal work. The lack of representation of women in senior leadership roles and organizations is also seen within the U.S. This raises issues as to who is considered for these roles and how it may shape how these organizations are run. I talked to two mid-level managers that oversee teams comprised of college students to hear their insights and experiences within their respective industries.…
Pandemic, staffing shortage creates additional stress for nurses
By Daniel Villarreal All eyes were on nurses with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. These healthcare workers felt the direct effects of this health crisis with comparisons of their work to fighting against an invisible enemy on the frontlines of a relentless war. Many hospitals across the U.S. saw filled emergency rooms, and vacant beds in intensive care units become scarce. The healthcare industry was pushed towards the brink of collapse in the U.S. Though once such nurse overcame the daunting beast that was the pandemic…
Latinos endure pollution, climate change in communities
By Daniel Villarreal Many Latinos have stated that addressing climate change is an important concern both globally and within their communities, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. The survey asked 13,749 U.S. adults about their views on the climate, energy and environmental issues. Of those respondents, 2,153 were Latinos. The survey found that 39% of Hispanics believed that addressing global climate change is a top concern. Forty-two percent have stated that global climate change is one of several important concerns. Maritza Darling-Ramos, 24,…
Journalist goes undercover in North Korea
By Daniel Villarreal The mark of a good teacher is to get their students to question life around them. In Suki Kim’s case, this proved to be no easy task. This was because she lived her life in disguise as an English teacher in North Korea six months before Kim Jong-il’s death. Kim did this because she is an investigative journalist that wanted to uncover how life truly was in North Korea. It was a risky endeavor because if she overstepped the boundaries of the country’s regime,…
Driver’s License & the Elapsed Rite of Passage
Unlike Olivia Rodrigo, I do not have a driver’s license. As an older young person, I’m not alone here either. Antidotally, I know more peers that do not have driver’s licenses or cars than those that do. It seems research points to this phenomena as well, with a widely cited study out of the University of Michigan showing that less adolescents and young adults are getting driver’s licenses compared to those that were the same age in the 1980s. Various news outlets all postulate similar reasons on…
The Pandemic: One Year Later
March 11, 2020 started out as a relatively normal day for most Americans. It’s a bit understated compared to other notorious dates in history. A day like September 11, 2001 is imbued in the minds of those that lived through it, the sheer horror of those that looked at their television screens, or even in person, seeing their fellow Americans tragically killed in seconds. However, March 11th was treated as any other day where life somewhat continued as normal until it quickly unraveled as it progressed. The…
The Ubiquitous Daft Punk
A legend never dies if they can be turned into a robot, yet robots must get shut down eventually. It’s been more than a week since Daft Punk announced their retirement as a duo, and during that time fans like me have been going through the motions of grief. Daft Punk is one of my most favorite musical acts of all time. They were one of the first groups that helped reinforce my own taste in music during my early teens. They weren’t something my parents listened…
My Top Albums of 2020
With each passing year my music listening habits tend to remain the same: I like to stick to a few new releases that I like to get to know better. For one thing I’m not a music critic, so I have that luxury of not having to consume everything that comes out within a calendar year. I do have an interest, however, in keeping up with new releases every so often. Previously unheard-of artists and album recommendations are usually sourced from friends or the critics that do…
I made a site.
Hello, if you stumbled on upon this website you probably know who I am. If you don’t, I’m Daniel and I write, take photos, and various other things. The dog to the left is Growlithe. His 6th birthday is in a few days. I aim to use this site to showcase any work I create to everyone that wishes to view it. The Words section of the site, where you are most likely reading this, will be a streamlined section of any kind of writing I do.…
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