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April 19, 2020
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April 19, 2020
Why One-Size-Fits-All Never Does

Whether it's a piano, voice recognition, or office temperature, when designers say one-size-fits-all, they are not quite right.

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March 10, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 10, 2020
Where to Find Gender Inequality

Through a 2020 UN report, we can locate the world's gender inequality by looking at politics, education, economics, and physical integrity.

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February 11, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
February 11, 2020
The Mystery of the Disappearing Female CEO

Confirming the gender gap at the top, the NY Times Glass Ceiling Index compares the number of Fortune 500 female CEOs and Fortune 500 male CEOs named John.

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January 24, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and women in construction
January 24, 2020
Signs of Gender Equity

With signs that increase gender equality in public spaces, a female presence can be explicitly recognized and affect infrastructure design and jobs.

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January 14, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and women in construction
January 14, 2020
Where More Women Work

More working women have payroll jobs than men for the first time in a decade and they are increasingly entering male-dominated industries.

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January 5, 2020
economic news roundup and assortative dating
January 5, 2020
Swedish Women, Power, and Divorce

Comparing Swedish men and women with top jobs in politics and business, we see that their divorce rates can vary considerably.

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December 13, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
December 13, 2019
The Self-Promotion Gender Gap

Hoping to understand differences in the workplace, a recent study looked at whether women tend to engage in less self-promotion than men.

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October 25, 2019
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October 25, 2019
How Women and Men Respond Differently to Gender Branding

Like other firms that try gender branding, the makers of Chick Beer discovered that women responded differently from their male customers.

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October 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
October 21, 2019
What the Corporate Ladder Says About Gender Equity

In addition to the glass ceiling, recent research indicates we should focus on the gender equity that diminishes at the first rung of the corporate ladder.

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September 12, 2019
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September 12, 2019
What You Might Not Know About Debt

We might find some surprises when we look closely at categories of consumer debt that include credit cards, student and auto loans, and mortgages.

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August 28, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and women's wealth
August 28, 2019
Six Facts About Women’s Wealth in the World

While women's wealth in the world has been trending upwards, a look at the estimates in the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2018 reveals the gaps.

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August 19, 2019
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August 19, 2019
Why Women in Movies Matter

Looking at women in movies, we form behavioral expectations about gender roles that relate to leadership, to speech, and to age.

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