please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from equal pay to world poverty. microcredit has long been considered key to lifting women and children out of poverty in undeveloped nations. but now studies in six countries have found these small loans to may not work. the loans have been given to impoverished but eager entrepreneurs who have no collateral or credit history to help them start small businesses. the research finds while small business ownership increases in the short-term, it does not lead to higher incomes long-term, increased investment in children's education or to women's empowerment. microcredit was pioneered by the grameen bank in bangladesh but has recently become popular here in the us. one of the most depressing things about this -- the surveys that came out this week was that one economist was quoted saying, there's not as much difference between the use of these loans and the level of financial education among african -- live out in the bush and the americans of low income. is that why -- >> i found that very startling. >> the small loans

please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from reproductive rights to working parents. involved fatherhood helps men's careers while involved motherhood harms women's careers. those are the findings of a study by a group of boston professors to be published the academy of management perspectives a study of nearly 1,000 working fathers finds the more time men spend with their children on a typical day, the more satisfied they are with their jobs and loyal to their organizations. for men, increased parenting time translates into less work family conflict. that's in stark contrast to the work-family dilemma women experience. researchers believe while working fathers face ambiguity around their fathering identity they don't feel that their work identities are threatened. researchers credit management support for fathers. so why this dichotomy? men spend more time doing child care and they do better on the job women get blamed for it. >> let's start out with the good news right. children do better when they have their father involved or i want to be acknowledging same sex pa