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August 14, 2019
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August 14, 2019
How Tariffs Target Women

Looking at the retail tilt of the newest round of Trump administration tariffs, we would see that woman will be hit harder than men.

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June 26, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and policy and product gender inequity
June 26, 2019
Why Snow Removal in Sweden Is Sexist

Frequently invisible, the gender inequity we could see in our public policies and product design extends to snow removal and pianos

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June 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and working mothers
June 21, 2019
How A Working Mother’s Time Use Has Changed

Working mothers have changed the amount of time they spend on the job, and also on household chores, caring for children, sleeping, and leisure.

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June 12, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and women's World Cup soccer
June 12, 2019
What Female Soccer Players Hope to Win in Court

In the court battle over the gender pay gap in women's World Cup soccer, the U.S. national team is citing issues that relate to much more than a sport.

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May 26, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and temperature and productivity
May 26, 2019
How to Increase a Woman’s Productivity at Work

Starting with a woman's work productivity and then moving to U.S. productivity, we can see that even temperature makes a difference.

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May 24, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and female currency
May 24, 2019
Why We Want Women On Our Money

About more than money, our currency images of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill relate to gender, race, and our expectations.

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May 15, 2019
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May 15, 2019
Who Is Likely to Live Alone?

For reasons that range from feminism to technology to urbanization, living alone in the United States has become increasingly typical.

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May 12, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
May 12, 2019
What Paternity Leave Can Do to Dads

With the popularity of paternity leave increasing, researchers wanted to know whether it influenced the number of children that fathers in Spain wanted.

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May 9, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and kitchen history
May 9, 2019
Throwback Thursday: What a Kitchen Says About Us

#TBT: Looking at kitchen history on this Throwback Thursday, we can decide what a new kitchen from the 1920s says about us.

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April 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 4, 2019
The Mystery of the Vanishing Female CEOs

Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.

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March 17, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pregnancy discrimination
March 17, 2019
Why Pregnancy Remains a Labor Force Issue

Whether looking at entrepreneurs who need venture capital funding, UPS drivers, or Walmart warehouse workers, we could see pregnancy discrimination.

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March 7, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender stereotypes
March 7, 2019
Where Gender Stereotypes Are Costly

Whether looking at the World Series of Poker or fast growing occupations, we can see that gender stereotypes can create costly decisions.

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