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August 14, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and job discrimination against women
August 14, 2018
The Jobs That Women Don’t Do

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August 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
August 7, 2018
Why We Have Fewer Female CEOs

With Indra Nooyi leaving PepsiCo, we have even fewer female CEOs of major corporations who can change expectations about male leadership.

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July 30, 2018
household responsibilitiesand household production
July 30, 2018
The Value of Work Done at Home

Whether looking at childcare, boiling water, or changing a light bulb, the activities that compose household production are tough to value.

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July 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
July 12, 2018
Still More on the Mommy Penalty

Two new papers have looked more closely at the mommy penalty and even identified how women who have no children are affected.

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June 28, 2018
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June 28, 2018
The Missing Female Film Critics

The skewed race and gender of the film critics that review our top grossing movies might not express what a more diverse group would say.

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June 24, 2018
Saudi women gender gap
June 24, 2018
Gender Equity for Saudi Women at Starbucks and Beyond

While today is the first day that Saudi women can drive legally, they still experience gender inequity at Starbucks and beyond.

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June 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
June 12, 2018
The Top Ten Worst Reasons For Not Having Women on Corporate Boards

Looking at a list of the ten worst reasons used to explain women's absence from corporate boards, we can see why progress has been slow.

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June 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
June 7, 2018
Do We Really Have a Student Loan Crisis?

With debt and delinquencies multiplying, a student loan crisis could be developing but on the other hand, not necessarily.

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May 14, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup Emily Roebling and Brooklyn Bridge
May 14, 2018
The Women We Never Knew About

Because of the NY Times Overlooked project, Emily Roebling's long delayed obituary displays how she helped to build the Brooklyn Bridge.

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April 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
April 22, 2018
More on the Mom Penalty

Whether we look at a cartoon on women's "mental load" at home or a recent study on the gender pay gap in Denmark, the problem is the mommy penalty.

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April 4, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender neutral job titles
April 4, 2018
The Job Titles That Should Be Gender Neutral

Recognizing the importance of becoming gender neutral, groups that range from Nantucket's Selectmen to the U.S. Marines are changing job titles.

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March 21, 2018
Economic News Roundup and internet tax
March 21, 2018
Why Labor Unions Are Worried About Free Riders

With union membership declining, organized labor is worried about a Supreme Court decision on who has to pay an agency/fair share fee.

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