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Gender pay gap

The pandemic has been especially damaging to working moms

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Andie Corban
Mar 18, 2021
Employment for women may not recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 — two years after a recovery for men.
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Workplace Culture

Moms with straight As in high school get similar leadership opportunities as dads who got failing grades

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 10, 2021
A new study provides more evidence that mothers are particularly penalized in the workplace.
During the pandemic, many mothers have been forced to cut back on their hours or leave jobs to care for kids, often because they make less than a male partner.
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Inside the NFL cheerleaders' fight for fair pay

by Andy Uhler and Rose Conlon
Dec 31, 2020
A new documentary follows the women trying to end the NFL’s gender pay gap.
Lacy Thibodeaux, former cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders, took the NFL to court after she realized her employment contract contained illegal provisions that robbed her of wages.
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1 in 5 parents quit job or took leave to deal with remote school

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 23, 2020
Pulling back from work can put parents behind indefinitely on their career tracks.
The need to supervise kids at home has led to some parents dropping out of the work force.
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Networking differences may play a role in workplace gender gaps, study finds

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Aug 25, 2020
Women connect more closely with fewer people. Men tend to have looser, sparser networks.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Moms are reducing work hours 4-5 times more than dads during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 16, 2020
It could leave them vulnerable to layoffs, stalled careers and lower pay for years to come, new studies find.
A mom helps her two daughters with schoolwork during the pandemic in New York.
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Race and Economy

How salary history bans can raise wages for female and Black workers

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 8, 2020
New research shows evidence that pay gaps are related to salary negotiations.
Salary history bans make it illegal for an employer to ask a prospective employee about their past compensation.
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Workplace Culture

Deal offers paid leave for federal workers, but only new parents

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 11, 2019
Although it leaves out the majority of workers, the policy change is seen by many as a step in the right direction.
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When it pays to smoke with the boss

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 9, 2019
Male smokers who work for other male smokers get promoted faster, according to new research.
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Michelle Williams’ Emmy speech highlights gender pay gap

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 23, 2019
The "Fosse/Verdon" actress pointed out that women of color can end up making half of what their white male counterparts make.
Michelle Williams accepts the Emmy award Sunday for outstanding lead actress in a limited TV series or movie.
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