While gender norms encourage husbands to earn more than their wives, looking more closely reveals it's not that simple.
Having narrowed for decades, the gender pay gap recently began to expand because of a slew of traditional reasons.
When talent allocation shifts in skilled occupations, the impact on per person economic growth can be considerable.
Trying to boost female income and inadequate industrial capacity, Nigeria's shea nuts won't be exported for six months.
Looking at women in the labor force, we can ask the impact of an increasing proportion of young mothers departing.
Comparing the W.N.B.A. to the N.B.A. and Fortune 500 female CEOs to male CEOs, we see that women are underpaid and underrepresented.
Although the Dobbs impact on all women rippled across the United States during the past three years, it particularly hit one group.
With college graduation rates up, we can ask why women, more than men, have primarily been the beneficiaries.
Reflecting pink tariffs, on items that range from jackets to underwear, the average tax rate is higher for men's imports than women's.
Looking at countries, The Economist and then for cities, Bloomberg/Businessweek told us the best places for women to work.
While 2024's top 100 movies reflect progress for women in film as leads and co-leads, other underrepresented groups report setbacks.
How South Korea's unusually low fertility rate relates to an unexpected characteristic of its economic growth.









