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Empowering Women: Individual Paths Redefined

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Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Why Women Can't Have It All” argues that structural barriers hinder women from balancing career and family life. This study challenges the idea that women can freely define and achieve “having it all,” highlighting the societal expectations and limitations still placed on working mothers. Through interviews with ten…

Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Why Women Can't Have It All” argues that structural barriers hinder women from balancing career and family life. This study challenges the idea that women can freely define and achieve “having it all,” highlighting the societal expectations and limitations still placed on working mothers. Through interviews with ten mother-daughter pairs, the research explores how mothers navigated work-life balance and societal criticism, and how their choices shaped their daughters’ views on womanhood, work, and family. The study emphasizes that “having it all” is a personal and evolving concept, shaped by individual experiences and cultural shifts. By capturing these intergenerational perspectives, this thesis aims to empower women to define success on their own terms, resisting narrow societal norms and embracing a broader, more inclusive vision of fulfillment.
ContributorsEubank, Cara (Author) / Woodall, Gina (Thesis director) / Lennon, Tara (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor)
Created2025-05

The Impact of Federal Interest Rates on Housing Affordability

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Given the importance of affordable housing, it is important to study the economic factors that influence it, both on a national and a local scale. In recent years, housing affordability metrics have reported worrying trends, further driving the importance of theoretical research and empirical data that supports it. This paper…

Given the importance of affordable housing, it is important to study the economic factors that influence it, both on a national and a local scale. In recent years, housing affordability metrics have reported worrying trends, further driving the importance of theoretical research and empirical data that supports it. This paper examined several hypotheses related to housing affordability and federal interest rates. High federal interest rates have long been deemed a cause of worsening housing affordability. Federal interest rates influence mortgage rates, which in turn influence mortgage prices. However, current theory is divided as to the aggregate impact of lowered interest rates on housing affordability. Some suggest that this is overall positive, while others point out that demand effects induced by lower mortgage prices may crowd-out struggling families and worsen affordability. This paper tests current literature regarding the aggregate impact of interest rates on housing affordability as well as exploring the possibility of varying impacts at the local level. Using econometric modeling, this analysis was not able to find any statistically significant correlation between interest rates and housing affordability outcomes at the local level, and there appeared to be no interaction between owner-occupancy rates (a local characteristic) and the effect of interest rates on a community. However, at a national scale, lower interest rates were associated with lower mortgage costs and increasing housing affordability outcomes, suggesting that recent doubts may not stand on solid footing.
ContributorsRounds, Luke (Author) / Thomson, Henry (Thesis director) / Cordova, Luis (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / WPC Graduate Programs (Contributor) / Economics Program in CLAS (Contributor)
Created2025-05

Tell it Like it is Video Podcast

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Traditional forms of news distribution are rapidly dying out. Newspaper revenue continues to decline, while internet alternatives, accurate or otherwise, gain traction. One of the fastest growing forms of "new media" is the podcast. Everyone from comedians to organizations like National Public Radio is launching their own, and they are…

Traditional forms of news distribution are rapidly dying out. Newspaper revenue continues to decline, while internet alternatives, accurate or otherwise, gain traction. One of the fastest growing forms of "new media" is the podcast. Everyone from comedians to organizations like National Public Radio is launching their own, and they are increasingly becoming legitimate sources of income when supplemented with advertising. Video podcasts have also exploded into the mainstream, generating millions of views on platforms like YouTube. However, it is rare to find a video podcast series with one journalist and a guest, and even less common for a show to be hosted by a college student. The "Tell it Like it is" video podcast is an attempt at bringing college journalists into the world of video podcasting. It examines the extent to which a single person can have a successful podcast while in college and what resources are necessary for the task. The following paper contains the history of podcasting, its growth in the 21st century, the inspiration for this project, an in-depth description and background of each episode, challenges, successes, future endeavors, and a conclusion. An accompanying website serves as the headquarters for the five-part video podcast series. The website also hosts additional information about the subjects and their careers. All episodes have been uploaded to YouTube.
ContributorsDowd, Kyle Christopher (Author) / Knudson, Syleste (Thesis director) / Sandoval, Mathew (Committee member) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Comm (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-12