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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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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 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 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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January 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the sports bra
January 29, 2019
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment

Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.

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November 29, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Disney princesses
November 29, 2018
Throwback Thursday: What a Disney Princess Used To Be

#TBT: Today's Throwback Thursday looks back at Disney Princesses, from Snow White to Vanellope, to see how they are changing.

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October 29, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and glass ceiling
October 29, 2018
Where the Glass Ceiling Refuses to Shatter

Looking at the glass ceiling, a recent study indicates that progress has stalled for women ascending the legal and corporate ladder.

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October 22, 2018
Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 22, 2018
Where Are Women and Men Most Different?

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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 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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