Corinne Low
@corinnelow.com
Economist at Wharton. Author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives & Getting the Most Out of Yours, out Sept 23 from Flatiron. Co-founder of @openheartsnyc.bsky.social. Femonomics Newsletter: corinnelow.substack.com
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Corinne Low
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· Oct 27
Hi! Since others are talking about my book, thought I'd share a little about it. The book is a love letter to women everywhere wondering why their time just isn't adding up. It turns out, it's not you! We are getting massively squeezed by structural changes! 🧵
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
This seems like a huge winner right before the midterms.
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This seems like a huge winner right before the midterms.
I think this is such an important point. All the arguments about trans athletes talk about trans girls for a reason. When you're talking about trans boys they fall flat!!
the most famous high school trans athlete in Texan history is by a significant margin Mack Beggs, who pretty clearly would have made everyone happier had he wrestled other boys like he wanted to, and that would also have been better for safety and for fairness
September 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I think this is such an important point. All the arguments about trans athletes talk about trans girls for a reason. When you're talking about trans boys they fall flat!!
#EconSky if you know of anyone awesome who does experimental work on gender who was on the job market in the last couple years and underplaced or needs to change, we're looking at creating a fellowship in this area that would be a great reset--please have them email me [email protected].
September 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
#EconSky if you know of anyone awesome who does experimental work on gender who was on the job market in the last couple years and underplaced or needs to change, we're looking at creating a fellowship in this area that would be a great reset--please have them email me [email protected].
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Disappearing parents and contributors and possibly orphaning children because Stephen Miller wants a white America.
This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops.
But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents.
I’m heading to Danbury.
But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents.
I’m heading to Danbury.
August 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Disappearing parents and contributors and possibly orphaning children because Stephen Miller wants a white America.
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Ty! @corinnelow.com 🙏
"As an economist studying women’s lives,I’ve railed against the unfair division of labor in American households,where women still tend to shoulder the majority of the domestic load...in this case,there’s another actor not pulling its weight: the gov't."
time.com/article/2026...
"As an economist studying women’s lives,I’ve railed against the unfair division of labor in American households,where women still tend to shoulder the majority of the domestic load...in this case,there’s another actor not pulling its weight: the gov't."
time.com/article/2026...
When the Government Outsources Safety, Families Pick up the Slack
When the government steps down, parents have to step up and safety becomes a private good, writes Corinne Low.
time.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Ty! @corinnelow.com 🙏
"As an economist studying women’s lives,I’ve railed against the unfair division of labor in American households,where women still tend to shoulder the majority of the domestic load...in this case,there’s another actor not pulling its weight: the gov't."
time.com/article/2026...
"As an economist studying women’s lives,I’ve railed against the unfair division of labor in American households,where women still tend to shoulder the majority of the domestic load...in this case,there’s another actor not pulling its weight: the gov't."
time.com/article/2026...
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"*YOU* are evaluating how good of a technology this job is for converting your time into money, not just being evaluated for how good a worker you are." @corinnelow.com
August 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"*YOU* are evaluating how good of a technology this job is for converting your time into money, not just being evaluated for how good a worker you are." @corinnelow.com
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"a job is a technology for converting time into money [...] once you consider your job through this framework, it's incredibly clarifying and freeing." @corinnelow.com
August 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"a job is a technology for converting time into money [...] once you consider your job through this framework, it's incredibly clarifying and freeing." @corinnelow.com
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There are four overlapping scandals here:
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
There are four overlapping scandals here:
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
This makes me think of Odysseus's men. How awful.
There have reportedly been multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as poor conditions and mental stress reach a breaking point.
The crew is in its ninth month at sea, and has spent 250 days consecutively without making land, a record
The crew is in its ninth month at sea, and has spent 250 days consecutively without making land, a record
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This makes me think of Odysseus's men. How awful.
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“We’re not seeing what was happening in Minneapolis with these mass raids,” said Sheehy. “They’re really trying to fly under the radar because they know that people don’t want this, that they do not support this.”
“We’re not going to let them do it in the shadows.”
“We’re not going to let them do it in the shadows.”
August 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“We’re not seeing what was happening in Minneapolis with these mass raids,” said Sheehy. “They’re really trying to fly under the radar because they know that people don’t want this, that they do not support this.”
“We’re not going to let them do it in the shadows.”
“We’re not going to let them do it in the shadows.”
10 years later, the little (two week!!!!) intervention that could is still going strong 🥰
Cool study by @corinnelow.com with Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, and Xiaoyue Shan on how teaching girls negotiation skills can benefit them & where they live. Research was done in Zambia, benefits were 9x cost, as girls stayed in school longer & married later. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-...
How Negotiation Skills Empower Girls
A decade-long Wharton study in Zambia finds that a short course helped girls stay in school, delay marriage, and deliver strong returns on public funding at low cost.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
August 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
10 years later, the little (two week!!!!) intervention that could is still going strong 🥰
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The legal definition of a concentration camp is a place where civilians are held without due process. That is what Dilley is and all of these places where people are held captive simply for who they are.
Close the concentration camps. Free the families. Bring them home.
Close the concentration camps. Free the families. Bring them home.
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
www.thenation.com
August 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The legal definition of a concentration camp is a place where civilians are held without due process. That is what Dilley is and all of these places where people are held captive simply for who they are.
Close the concentration camps. Free the families. Bring them home.
Close the concentration camps. Free the families. Bring them home.
Unforgivable.
So many immigrants I've interviewed break down about this. "Monsanto Maler was one of several Haitian immigrants who traveled from Springfield for a check in...after an ankle monitor was attached to him, Maler was seen collapsing to the ground and crying." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/hundre...
Hundreds rally at site were Haitians required to check-in, get monitors after end of TPS
Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to report for immigration check-ins.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
August 10, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Unforgivable.
You what now while what now?? This man is admitting he climbed into the backseat to look for his phone while his car was on autopilot, and this is the version that makes it not his fault???
👀 #49ers Coach Shanahan tells reporters his Tesla was on autopilot before his July 11 accident and he doesn't know whether it malfunctioned or he accidentally turned it off when he retrieved his phone from the backseat.
Well …
Well …
Kyle Shanahan says his Tesla was on autopilot before accident
Shanahan said he doesn't know whether it malfunctioned or he accidentally turned it off.
www.nbcsports.com
August 9, 2026 at 4:27 AM
You what now while what now?? This man is admitting he climbed into the backseat to look for his phone while his car was on autopilot, and this is the version that makes it not his fault???
I wrote in TIME about how the government is not pulling its weight in my household. "I would love to be able to cut loose as a parent. To do that, I need to know the government will handle the air, water, pandemic, and diarrhea-causing parasites, while we do the parenting."
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
When the Government Outsources Safety, Families Pick up the Slack
When the government steps down, parents have to step up and safety becomes a private good, writes Corinne Low.
time.com
August 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I wrote in TIME about how the government is not pulling its weight in my household. "I would love to be able to cut loose as a parent. To do that, I need to know the government will handle the air, water, pandemic, and diarrhea-causing parasites, while we do the parenting."
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
Has he even SEEN the latest season of Bridgerton?
(As an economist studying assortative matching, this is not and has never been true. Men have never been picky about sexual pairing, but marital matching is another story.)
(As an economist studying assortative matching, this is not and has never been true. Men have never been picky about sexual pairing, but marital matching is another story.)
"I want to touch on what you said: .. the economic challenges facing young people impact men and women. One hundred percent true. But this is the bottom line, and I don’t think we like to admit this: Beyoncé could work at [KFC] and marry Jay-Z. The opposite is not true."
I heard the record scratch.
I heard the record scratch.
Opinion | Scott Galloway on What It Takes to Raise Good Men (Gift Article)
The author and academic attributes some of his success to a system that supported “unremarkable” young men.
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Has he even SEEN the latest season of Bridgerton?
(As an economist studying assortative matching, this is not and has never been true. Men have never been picky about sexual pairing, but marital matching is another story.)
(As an economist studying assortative matching, this is not and has never been true. Men have never been picky about sexual pairing, but marital matching is another story.)
This guy needs a show.
Okay this was funny (absolutely right about the pet thing)
August 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This guy needs a show.
This is how married Rep Chuck Edwards invited a staffer to an Adam Sandler show. The assembled puzzle says, in part, "my track record with you for comedy is not very good"--alluding to past sexual harassment I'm sure!! Being a young woman in any profession is EXHAUSTING.
This just might be the most psychotic act of sexual harassment I’ve ever seen. Not the worst per se, or most menacing but in terms of sheer insanity it’s really up there.
August 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is how married Rep Chuck Edwards invited a staffer to an Adam Sandler show. The assembled puzzle says, in part, "my track record with you for comedy is not very good"--alluding to past sexual harassment I'm sure!! Being a young woman in any profession is EXHAUSTING.
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Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy?
In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy?
In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
This should be an enormous scandal, and grounds for impeachment.
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
July 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
This should be an enormous scandal, and grounds for impeachment.
Those not as Online might not be aware of the full scope of Musk's turn towards white nationalism. @jamellebouie.net has done a great service in thoroughly documenting + contextualizing it so I could send to family members who still think of him as the "tesla genius."
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Those not as Online might not be aware of the full scope of Musk's turn towards white nationalism. @jamellebouie.net has done a great service in thoroughly documenting + contextualizing it so I could send to family members who still think of him as the "tesla genius."
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days.
There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now."
This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
July 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days.
There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
Via Yana Gallen at Summer Institute, both men and women care about amenities like work boundaries. The things we do to attract top female talent make the workforce better for everyone!!
July 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Via Yana Gallen at Summer Institute, both men and women care about amenities like work boundaries. The things we do to attract top female talent make the workforce better for everyone!!
Oh my god, it's rapists all the way down. Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social !
Excellent, harrowing reporting from @marisakabas.bsky.social here. I’m proud to be a subscriber of The Handbasket
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Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault
A spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."
www.thehandbasket.co
July 28, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Oh my god, it's rapists all the way down. Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social !
We are absolutely the bad guys. This is horrifying.
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
www.stlpr.org
July 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
We are absolutely the bad guys. This is horrifying.