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June 5, 2022
NASA's budget
June 5, 2022
The Sexist Side of Space Suits

Hoping to move away from its male dominated space suit history, NASA is looking to the private sector for designs that include women.

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May 25, 2022
assortative dating
May 25, 2022
The Marriage Name Problem

A default choice by many women, keeping a maiden name tends to retain patriarchal power and expand the gender power gap.

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May 4, 2022
interrupting women when they speak
May 4, 2022
The Economic Side of Abortion Access

In addition to the very crucial health impact of abortion access, its economic side adds to our understanding.

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December 29, 2021
alphabetical order matters
December 29, 2021
When Alphabetical Order Matters

Ranging from the Olympics to scholarly papers and with everything in between, alphabetical order is an equalizer.

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November 16, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
November 16, 2021
How Gender Parity Starts With Toys and Ends in the Executive Suite

Empowering women, gender parity in California's toy aisles could ripple to MBA programs and the top of the corporate suite.

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May 23, 2021
chores gap
May 23, 2021
Why We Have a Chores Gap

Especially evident during pandemic lockdowns, at home we have a chores gap that determines who does the housework.

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April 28, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 28, 2021
How Men Named James Relate to Female CEOs

To assess the workplace gender gap among countries and companies, we need only look at the names James and Michael.

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April 6, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 6, 2021
How the Global Gender Gap Has Changed

In its annual Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum looks within countries to quantify gender parity.

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January 27, 2021
new twenty dollar bill
January 27, 2021
The Special Side of a New Twenty Dollar Bill

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May 13, 2020
U.S. unemployment
May 13, 2020
What We Really Need to Know About Unemployment

Instead of the 14.7 percent unemployment rate, we can see the true U.S. employment picture through numbers that range from history to disruption.

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April 19, 2020
one-size-fits-all piano
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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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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