Why women are gaining more jobs than men

Today, we’re doing the numbers on the latest national jobs report. Women got the majority of jobs gained in November. We’ll explain why this isn’t a total win. Plus, Iowa traditionally holds the first Democratic caucus, making the state superinfluential during election seasons. But that’s all about to change. And, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty! Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “DNC moves forward with dramatic change to presidential primary calendar” from Politico

• • Tweet from @BetseyStevenson about the jobs report

• • “Why Are Middle-Aged Men Missing From the Labor Market?” from The New York Times

• • “November Jobs Report: Strong Job Growth Continues, But There Are Hints of Weakness” from the University of Michigan

• • “The Big Problem With Spotify Wrapped” from Wired

• • Tweet from @TheDailyShow about World Cup spectators yelling at each other

• • “Black Twitter has been a cultural engine. Where will that community go if the site breaks?” from Marketplace

• • “Amazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters” from Bloomberg

• • “Why Japan’s winning goal vs. Spain was awarded by the VAR after the ball appeared to go out” from ESPN

• • “Pepsi wants you to drink soda mixed with milk this holiday season” from CNN Business

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