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Gender parity is 135 years away, unless we speed up progress in politics and economics, according to a World Economic Forum panel
A recent World Economic Forum report said it will take 135 years to close the global gender gap if …
Parisa Hashempour
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One map shows the countries where women are doing the best when it comes to money, health, education, and rights
"As leaders tackle a growing series of economic and political shocks, the risk of reversal is inten…
Jason Lalljee,Madison Hoff
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Argentina devalues the peso by 54% as it kicks off radical economic reform plan
President Milei is rolling out shock measures for the economy, including cratering the value of the…
Phil Rosen
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Women in Iceland want you to know it's not a gender equality utopia, despite what the statistics say
Iceland has topped the WEF's gender gap index 14 years in a row. But women living there say the ran…
Grace Dean
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Understanding what the glass ceiling is and how it affects women in the workplace
The glass ceiling is a metaphorical term to describe the hurdles women and minorities face in movin…
Melanie Lockert
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The Tulsa race massacre is still hampering Black homeownership - and not just in Oklahoma
The Tulsa Race Massacre worsened economic inequality through massive destruction of wealth and haun…
Ben Winck
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The 3-week strike at Frito-Lay highlights America's ugly labor problem - but one expert believes we've reached the turning point
"Employees have probably more strength than they've had in a number of years," says Jason Probst of…
Paul Constant
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Nobel economist Paul Krugman mocks Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as ignorant on economics
"Rich men in general, and tech bros in particular, are often under the delusion that they have deep…
Joseph Wilkins
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The history of the rolling suitcase shows how sexism can warp economics
The Guardian's Katrine Marçal writes that rolling suitcases used to be seen as feminine, but that's…
Juliana Kaplan
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The US is leaving economic growth on the table by failing to close gender gaps in pay and hiring, Moody's says
Labor-force participation among women aged 24 to 54 plummeted during the pandemic and has since set…
Ben Winck
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As women struggle to make up even one-third of corporate boards, Europe mandates 40% reservation for women
The Directive will encompass a variety of measures that will reinforce transparency and accountabil…
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A huge study of 50 years of tax cuts for the wealthy suggests 'trickle-down' economics makes inequality worse
Cutting taxes boosts incomes for the wealthy "but has little effect on economic performance," the a…
Grace Dean
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A woman's chance for equal pay plummets when she has a kid — and never recovers, says the newest Harvard economist to win the Nobel Prize
Claudia Goldin has studied wage gaps and women's labor for decades. Now she's won the Nobel.
Juliana Kaplan
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All this AI hype could be distracting us from serious economic threats in the US
Insider's Phil Rosen breaks down the massive Wall Street hype surrounding artificial intelligence a…
Phil Rosen
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Economic Survey suggests incentives, equal pay for female employees
In a bid to encourage more women in the workforce, the Economic Survey for 2020-21 has suggested su…
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The AI craze is blurring these 4 serious economic threats to the US. Here's a closer look.
Underneath all the mania around AI are serious economic risks facing the US – here's a closer look …
Zahra Tayeb
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Anheuser-Busch loses LGBTQ+ equality rating from Human Rights Campaign for handling of Bud Light backlash
Human Rights Campaign had given Anheuser-Busch its highest equality rating: a 100 on its 2022 Corpo…
Grace Mayer
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Supporting Latinas can fuel economic growth and help the US rebuild post-COVID-19. Here are 3 ways to start.
"This COVID-induced catastrophe presents an opportunity for a stronger, fairer, and more prosperous…
Beatríz Acevedo
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House passes bill protecting same-sex-marriage rights with 47 Republicans in support it heads to the Senate next
In the aftermath of Roe v. Wade being overturned, the House has passed a bill that would codify mar…
Kayla Gallagher,Bryan Metzger
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It could take another 131 years to close the gender gap around the world, according to the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum published its Global Gender Gap Report which says the gap has closed by 68…