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August 13, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
August 13, 2023
The Women’s Multiplier Effect

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August 7, 2023
Barbie and film industry patriarchy
August 7, 2023
What Barbie Says About Women’s Work

More than the story of a toy doll, Barbie's history reflects how women changed their labor force participation.

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August 2, 2023
Everyday economics and Why We Need Trophy Hunting
August 2, 2023
When the Women Did the Hunting

Reconsidering archeological evidence from ancient hunter gatherer societies, scientists have been surprising us.

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July 17, 2023
gender bias on tax forms
July 17, 2023
How Tax Forms Perpetuate Gender Bias

A stealth source of gender bias, U.S. tax forms could reflect and perpetuate attitudes about traditional male and female roles.

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June 21, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
June 21, 2023
How Popular is Paid Paternity Leave?

With the popularity of paid paternity leave seeming to surge, we need to look more closely at why many dads still say no.

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June 4, 2023
household responsibilitiesand household production
June 4, 2023
How We Mismeasure Women’s Time Use

When surveys reveal the extra amount of time women spend on household responsibilities, their estimates ignore the "mental load."

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May 30, 2023
climate change
May 30, 2023
The Unequal Impact of Climate Change on Women

Looking at the global warming impact, we would see how and why weather events exacerbate gender and age inequality.

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April 21, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and golf gender gap
April 21, 2023
The Golf Gender Gap

Asking what is blocking women's access to the the C-suite, one of our answers could be the golf gender gap.

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March 31, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 31, 2023
Where the World Needs More Women Leaders

Whether looking at countries, cartoons, or corporations, we see the an egregiously inadequate number of women leaders.

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March 19, 2023
WNBA expansion
March 19, 2023
Gender Inequity at March Madness

Looking at continuing March Madness gender inequity, we see how patriarchal systems make it difficult to change.

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March 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 6, 2023
How the Gender Gap Has Barely Budged

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February 17, 2023
biased tariffs
February 17, 2023
How Underwear Tariffs Are Biased

Rarely neutral, biased taxes are examples of public policies that disadvantage specific groups like women and low income households.

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