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Blurring the gender lines in fashion

by Reema Khrais
Aug 4, 2016
More mainstream retailers are showcasing gender neutral clothing
Model Rain Dove, seen here posing for a portrait in London on February 23, 2016, in both male and female fashion shows. 
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Massachusetts passes law to combat unequal pay

by David Brancaccio
Aug 3, 2016
Employers will be barred from asking a simple question that can mean lower salaries for women and minorities.
The answer to a question about your past salary can mean lower pay.
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Single women’s homes are worth less than men’s

by Lewis Wallace
May 26, 2016
What’s more is it’s a gap that widens over time.
There's a disparity between the values of single men's and single women's homes, according to a new analysis from the firm RealtyTrac.
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Survey: Men think they know more about pay

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 15, 2016
65 percent of U.S. men thought they had a good understanding of how pay is determined, versus 53 percent of women.
Some women may not know that they're being paid less than the man sitting next to them.
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Melinda Gates on balancing the burden of unpaid work

by David Brancaccio
Mar 23, 2016
Women are suffering from a lack of time, argues Gates.
Melinda Gates wants to change expectations about women's work.
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What are the reasons behind the gender pay gap?

by Gigi Douban
Mar 23, 2016
Computer programmers, chefs and dentists were the occupations that had the highest wage gaps in a recent Glassdoor study.
Computer programming has one of the highest wage gaps among the fields studied in a new Glassdoor report. 
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Bye-bye pink and blue: gender neutral fashion for kids

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 9, 2016
Millennials are driving sales of gender neutral children's clothing.
Genevieve Leavitt says she thinks a lot about dressing her  4-year-old daughter Stella and 4-month-old son Dexter in clothes that are gender neutral. 
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The face of Louis Vuitton's womenswear is a teenage boy

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 5, 2016
Will Smith's son Jaden is the new face of Louis Vuitton's womens wear campaign
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Men eat more at buffets in front of women

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 20, 2015
A Cornell University study finds that men eat more in front of women than men.
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Women in Hollywood want their chance to direct

by Adriene Hill
Oct 19, 2015
Female movie directors are rarely behind the camera on the most successful films.
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