Bird’s Eye: At least, it’s better than “Murder by Numbers”. But not by as much as you might think… when we look at the way money is getting divided up between the rich and poor ( the word ‘divided’ is used in the loosest possible sense). We look at literary magazines’ topics and authors, divided by gender. And we look at traffic accidents divided by astrological sign. (New signs, correlated to the actual sky. Veteran asto-people may remain unconvinced. Your mileage may vary. Not responsible, park and lock it.)
* Hennessy’s Index: A Number Is Never Just A Number Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives( Thanks Gabe, Kyla!)
The Hennessy Index is a monthly listing of numbers about Canada and its place in the world.
- $6.6 million: The average compensation of Canada’s best-paid 100 CEOs in 2009. (Source)
- $42,988: The average wage for Canadians working full-time, year-round.(Source)
- 155 times: How much the best-paid 100 CEOs earn more than average wage.(Source)
- 0: The number of women among the best-paid 100 CEOs in Canada in 2009. (Source)
Please take a look. Scroll slowly. Notice the Red. Your favorite publication might be here. Atlantic? Boston Review? Granta? Harpers? London Review of Books? New Republic? New Yorker? NY Times Book Review? New York Review of Books? Poetry? Times Literary Supplement? And many more…
The truth is, these numbers don’t lie. But that is just the beginning of this story. What, then, are they really telling us? We know women write. We know women read. It’s time to begin asking why the 2010 numbers don’t reflect those facts with any equity
* Allstate: Virgos have most crashes UP
Illinois-based Allstate Insurance said its analysis of car accidents related to astrology found Virgos were the most likely to crash vehicles. The company said its comparison of 2010 claims data against the revised astrological calendar found Virgos were involved in 211,650 collisions last year, 700 percent more than the 26,833 crashes involving Scorpios, the safest drivers on the zodiac calendar.
