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    Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?

    Only 15% of Americans say that the scarcity of women in top business positions is because they generally lack the toughness required.

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    Surfing When Not Suffering Online

    Three-in-four Americans who go online for economic reasons also use the internet to take their minds off the recession.

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    ‘Old-Boy’ Bottleneck

    About half of Americans say that the main reason that few women have risen to the top ranks of business is that they are held back by an ‘old boy’ network.

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    Back to the Kitchen, Ladies

    Only a small minority of Americans now think women should return to their traditional roles in society.

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    Support for Gay Marriage

    Four-in-ten Americans support allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

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    The States of Marriage and Divorce

    Marriage, divorce and remarriage rates vary significantly among states as do average education and income levels. Analysis of new Census data reveals some interesting patterns.

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    Updated Demographic Profiles of U.S. Hispanics by Country of Origin

    Five demographic profiles of Hispanic populations in the U.S. by country of origin — Guatemalan, Colombian, Honduran, Ecuadorian and Peruvian — have been added to the profiles of the five largest Hispanic populations — Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, and Dominican — posted earlier in the year by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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    The States of Marriage and Divorce

    The proportion of Americans who are currently married has been diminishing for decades and is lower than it has been in at least half a century.

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