FICRY

In a recent article for the Atlantic, Erik Thompson asks his readers: “Are we in a recession or a mancession?’” In the last two years 80% of all laid off workers have been men and male unemployment in almost every age demographic is at its post-war high. How can we account for this disparity? The [...]

The financial crisis is a global and its consequences extend far beyond Wall Street. Though the tragedy and the struggles in the America and Europe have been both shocking and widespread, impoverished women of the developing world are the hardest hit by the current financial crisis. Ritu Sharma is president and co-founder of Women Thrive, [...]

When the female experience makes the headlines of financial crisis news, it’s likely to be about sex workers out facing a slump in sales or hedge fund wives forced to trade in their plush penthouses. We’ve heard about the transition of corporate wives from fashionista to “recessionista,” buying cheaper bottles of wine while still maintaining [...]

The latest in FICRY video news… no, it’s not Obama sticking it to GM, it’s President Lincoln, in 5 dollar-bill form, sticking it to Clara Schumann of Germany’s 100 Deutsche Mark. Creative agency Optix on behalf of its client, German bank Bontrust Finance (or should i say, “Bone-trust”), made the animatronic, finance porn, and yes, [...]

Nevada brothels may be one of the few remaining industries looking to hire new employees. Facing a slump in sales, brothels are so desperate to increase business that they are considering adding men to their staff. Bobbi Davis, owner of Shady Lady Ranch, is beginning to interview potential male prostitutes. Davis is looking for men [...]

On January 8th, porn industry moguls Larry Flynt and Joe Francis appealed to Washington for a $5 billion bailout. “The government’s handing out money to the auto industry,” said Francis, creator of the “Girls Gone Wild” franchise, “why shouldn’t it hand some to an industry the nation could not live without?”” While their appeal amounted [...]

Apparently, divorce rates are slowing across the U.S. due to the FICRY.
Rosmary Black reports for The Daily News: “Call it sleeping with the enemy. Or at least, living with him or her. For married couples who want to part ways, breaking up is not only hard to do, it’s so out of the question these days that [...]

Women Makeup 49% of the American workforce but 80% of FICRY victims are men. Despite a nearly equal workforce presence, Dana Goldstein of the American Prospect reports, a staggering 80% of FICRY’s layoffs have been men.
Given these statistics, some feminists have enthusiastically predicted the total transformation of gender roles in American society. Forbes columnist Elizabeth [...]

Amsterdam’s Red Light District is a real estate bubble about to burst.
For years, city officials  have warned of suspicious real estate practices in the city’s most notorious neighborhood. Property owners have been charging hugely inflated rents to brothel managers and properties have been bought and sold within weeks or purchase at steep profits.  Officials now [...]

It was once thought that porn would be the sole survivor of the crisis. The monolithic industry, which generated roughly $12 billion in 2007, believed it would thrive amid the doom and gloom like a cockroach in a nuclear blast.
Sure, industry experts were worried about lack-luster sales and an ever growing internet, amateur, threat, but [...]