Pardon My Ignorance
Podcast by Lukas Pesa
Education
Pardon My Ignorance Episode 2: How the Gender Wage Gap Is Caused
Pardon My Ignorance Episode 2: How the Gender Wage G...
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Aug 31 2018 1h 15m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Stat: Women earn $0.79 for every $1.00 a man earns. How is that figure calculated?Chapter 2 4 mins
How educational choices impact career trajectoriesChapter 3 5 mins
What kinds of time demands come with jobs typically chosen by men vs. women?Chapter 4 7 mins
Gender assignment at an early age and how it can impact career choices later in lifeChapter 5 8 mins
How abilities and preferences affect the labour marketChapter 6 3 mins
How and why the wage gap varies in certain industriesChapter 7 2 mins
How does the business of ‘people skills’ affect the wage gap?Chapter 8 12 mins
The role of discrimination in the wage gapChapter 9 15 mins
Household responsibilities and the family roleChapter 10 8 mins
How broader economics would be affected by gender pay equality
Pardon My Ignorance Episode 1: Explaining the Canadian and American Healthcare Systems
Pardon My Ignorance Episode 1: Explaining the Canadi...
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Jun 18 2018 41m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Healthcare: an overviewChapter 2 5 mins
Common misconceptions about healthcareChapter 3 8 mins
What are the limitations of Canadian health insurance?Chapter 4 5 mins
Nuances of healthcare coverage in the USChapter 5 1 min
Healthcare payment plansChapter 6 3 mins
How many people are aware of their own insurance limitations?Chapter 7 3 mins
Do all cities have equal access to healthcare?Chapter 8 3 mins
How the healthcare system tries to allow equal access to allChapter 9 3 mins
The general shortcomings of the healthcare industry