Today, MTA announced that instead of having drastic fare hikes (as it had planned back in March), it will raise the fares slightly (~10% increase instead of 25%). Below are the new fare rates (starting June 28):
Subway/Bus: $2.25 (current: $2.o0)
15% bonus on pay-per-ride MetroCard: $8 (current: $7)
7-day unlimited MetroCard: $27 (current: $25; originally proposed: $31)
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•Hostessing in Japan: 3 pros and 3 cons
Posted in politics, social commentary, tagged gender equality, hostessing, women's issues on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times recently published an article describing the new and booming job opportunity of hostessing in Japan (“Young Japanese Women Vie for a Once-Scorned Job”). Given the lack of employment for young women in the economic downturn, many of them have turned to hostessing as an option, and sometimes even a career goal. The [...]
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