Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Generation Y confronts a lean job market
  After years in which the jobs came easy, 20-somethings and recent college graduates find themselves in one of the worst employment markets in decades. Career coach Lindsey Pollak says that jobs are out there, but job-seekers need to take the extra step to find them.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lindsey Pollak: Career coach, corporate trainer and author of the "Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World."
  Resources
  Lindsey Pollak's Web site
• Breaking the glass ceiling for women scientists
  Although increasing numbers of women are pursuing careers in the sciences, many still deal with unequal opportunities and unequal equity. There is some hope that the Obama administration, with it's renewed focus on science, might be able to change that.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Natalie Angier: Science writer for the New York Times. She is the author of several books, including "The Canon" and "Woman: An Intimate Geography."
  Evalyn Gates: Assistant director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago. She is author of the new book "Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe."
  Marlene Zuk: Professor of biology at the University of California-Riverside and author of "Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are."
  Resources
  About Natalie Angier
  About Evalyn Gates
  About Marlene Zuk
  Natalie Angier: "In 'Geek Chic' and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science"

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