Gender Gap

Does It Pay For Women To Use Humor At Work?

The Guardian | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Female Humor, Gender Gap, Women in Business, Workplace, Workplace Culture, Humor in the Office, Boardrooms, Women News

Humour is a staple part of any boardroom discussion, as viewers of the BBC's The Apprentice will know. But research reveals that, while men benefit fr...

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3 Things Professional Women Should Stop Apologizing For

Fast Company | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Gender Gap, Female Leadership, Women in Business, Female Accomplishments, Women and Work Appearance, Respect in the Workplace, Professional Women, Earning Money, Women News

While chatting with a business colleague yesterday, she made a statement that I hear all too often from my female friends. As an independent contracto...

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Why Are Female Soldiers Still Barred From The Front Lines?

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Job Equality, Army, Equality in the Army, Women in the Military, Women Fighting in the Military, Defense Department, Women News

The Defense Department recently announced new policies that will open more than 14,000 military job opportunities to women. Which seems like a great s...

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The Pinterest Gap: Is Pinning Only for Women?

Anushay Hossain | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Female Driven, Facebook IPO, Pinterest, Gender Gap, Pinterest and Women, Pinterest and Men, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Social Media Gender Gap, Women News
Anushay Hossain

In the wee hours of the night, as my cat snores loudly at my feet, I decorate the dream house that I so badly want down to the last corridor carpet. I collect pins of cities I cannot wait to see.

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The GOP's Least Known but Best Qualified VP Candidate May Be a Woman

Stewart J. Lawrence | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Vice President, Women's Issues, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin Vice President, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Veterans, Gender Gap, Tea Party Movement, Michele Bachmann, 2012 Election, Military Voters, Gop, Republican Party, Nikki Haley, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Politics News
Stewart J. Lawrence

Mitt Romney's wife Ann may not be the only "secret weapon" the GOP's presumptive nominee is planning to deploy this fall to try to surmount his embarrassing double-digit gender gap with President Obama among women voters.

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Is It A Problem That Pinterest Is Dominated By Women?

Salon | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Internet, Social Media, Gender Gap, Social Media Gender Gap, Pinterest, Gender Trouble, Gender, Women News

It's one of the biggest online success stories of the decade, attracting a staggering 10 million monthly uniques faster than any site in history. But ...

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New Messages to Bolster Female Candidates -- and the U.S. -- on the World Stage

Barbara Lee | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Congress, Diversity, Women Voters, Women in Politics, Women in Congress, Gender Equality, Politics News
Barbara Lee

This year has the potential to be a significant one for women in the Senate: 2012 has the highest number of incumbent women up for re-election and plenty of women working to break into the historically male-dominated body.

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Mommy Wars: An Attempt to Disenfranchise Women

Anika Rahman | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Working Women, Gender Gap, Women's Rights, Maternity Leave, Mommy Wars, Abortion, Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, Women and Poverty, Female Vote, Scott Walker, Election 2012, Terry England, Politics News
Anika Rahman

In this election year, women are being thrust into the political debate and openly attacked as if we were a single hot-button issue like gun rights or fracking.

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Women Must Vote with their Purses in 2012 Elections

Sam Bennett | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Women's Campaign Fund, 2012 Elections, 2012 Election, Women and the Vote, Vote With Your Purse, She Should Run, Gender Gap, Center for Responsive Politics, Women and Politics, Women News
Sam Bennett

Women can't ignore the fact that money, along with voting and volunteering, is critical to leveling the playing field between men and women in politics.

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unEqual Pay Day

Rep. Jackie Speier | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Equal Pay Day, Gender Gap, Gender, Taxes, Tax Day, Equality, Income Inequality, Lilly Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Act, Tax Day 2012, Equal Pay, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Equal Rights, Women News
Rep. Jackie Speier

There is cruel irony in having Equal Pay Day fall on Tax Day. Women and men share the responsibility of paying taxes, but there is no sharing when it comes to receiving equal pay for comparable work.

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Ann Or Hilary: Either Way, Motherhood Is a Dismal Financial Decision for American Women

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, Working Mothers, Pay Equity, Reproductive Freedom, The Price of Motherhood, Blunt Amendment, Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood, Working Women, Gender Gap, Class Warfare, Reproductive Justice, Gender Pay Inequality, Women in the Workforce, Gender Inequality, Gender Pay Gap, Fair Pay Act, Stay at Home Mom, Business News
Soraya Chemaly

What I am not hearing anyone say loudly and clearly in this Rosen/Romney snafu is that women's ability -- not desire or choice -- to take part in the economy is based on her freedom to make reproductive decisions.

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Who Wants A Housewife?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Workplace Structure, Sheryl Sandberg, Feminism, Work Live Balance, Gender Gap, Division of Labor, Household Chores, Housewife, Successful Marriage, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

I'll bet you do. That's right: you, over there. The one who just fished a shirt to wear to work out of the pile of dirty clothes on your bedroom floor.

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Career Tips From Peggy Olson

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Gender Gap, Females in Business, Mad Men Season 5, Women and Money, Women and Power, Female Careers, Women News

In the last episode of Mad Men, Peggy is asked to work through the weekend on a copywriting project for a client. Roger, ever the acerbic piranha, ...

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The GOP's Problem With Women and Caterpillars

Jason Stanford | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Gender Gap, War on Women, Jason Stanford, Reince Priebus, Politics News
Jason Stanford

Don Draper must be giving sensitivity training to the Republican Party these days as they deal with the fallout from the war on women.

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama Vows To Stay Focused On Women's Economic Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Video, Barack Obama Women's Issues, Obama Women Economy, Obama Women, Obama Women's Issues, Barack Obama Women's Vote, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to continue making economic security for women a priority and touted a new report that showcases ...

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Michael McAuliff

GOP: We've Got The Man Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Senate Elections, Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Tim Kaine, Gender Gap 2012, Connie Mack, Poll, Sherrod Brown, Women Voters, Elections 2012, 2012 Senate Elections, Bill Nelson, Gender Gap, Video, War on Women, Josh Mandel, War-on-Women-Elections, George Allen, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Democrats think the recent surge of women voters backing President Barack Obama could be opening up a fresh gender gap that will yield d...

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Women Still Struggling To Make It To The Top Of The Ladder

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Video, Gender Pay Gap CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Financial Officer, Gender Wage Gap, Gender Pay Gap Male CFOs, Gender Pay Gap, Female CFOs, Male CFOs, Cfos, Gender Pay Gap Female CFOs, Gender, Business News

Women still aren't making it to the top of the ladder. Male chief financial officers in the U.S. get paid 16 percent more on average than their fe...

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Republicans Alienating Both Men and Women on Birth Control

Margie Omero | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Obama Reelection, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gallup, Barack Obama, Gender, Gender Gap, Politics, Politics News, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Birth Control, Pollster, Politics News
Margie Omero

Polling released today confirms recent Republican missteps threaten to damage them with voters of both genders. While women are more interested in the issue, both men and women disagree with Santorum's and Romney's position.

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Alexander Eichler

You Won't Believe How Many Older Women Can't Pay Their Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Video, Poverty, Social Security, Senior Citizens, Cost of Living, Retirement, Gender Pay Gap, Women in Retirement, Wider Opportunities for Women, Medicaid, Medicare, Living Costs, Retired Women, Business News

Every day, more of America's older women reach retirement age -- and then struggle to pay for the simplest things. Among all women in the United St...

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Beltway Influencers Still Mad Men

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Gap, Income Gap, Pay, Male, Women CEOs, Salary, Men, Paycheck, Female, Inequality, Income, Money News

If the worst-kept secret on Capitol Hill is that top lobbying groups actually control the show, then the best-kept secret is that the whizzes behind t...

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Public Office Isn't for Everyone

Sabrina Schaeffer | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women and Politics, Women Breadwinners, Gender Gap, Gender Gap in Education, Gender Gap in Politics, Women Outearn Men, Women News
Sabrina Schaeffer

Is passing legislation all that matters? Or should we focus -- as our Founding Fathers did -- on the principles being advanced?

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It's Not Game Over, but a Decisive Night for Romney in Illinois

Dominic Carter | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Politics, Mitt Romney Wins Illinois, General Election, Latino Voters, Gender Gap, Louisiana, Dominic Carter, Politics News
Dominic Carter

Another problem, as the moderate Romney tries to move back towards the middle to compete in battleground states and for independent voters, how does he get away from the "far right" hole he has deeply dug for himself?

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6 Ways Your Sex Life Is About To Change -- If It Hasn't Already

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: War Between the Sexes, Better Sex, Gender Gap, Better Sex Life, Liza Mundy the Richer Sex, Sex, The Richer Sex, How to Have Better Sex, Slidepollajax, Liza Mundy, Sex Problems, Women News

The main proposition of Liza Mundy's new book "The Richer Sex," excerpted in TIME this week and on sale March 20, is that women will ultimately become...

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Why Women May Become 'The Richer Sex'

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: David Boss, Gender Gap, Work Life Balance, War Between The, Liza Mundy the Richer Sex, Working Mothers, Working Fathers, The Richer Sex, Slidepollajax, Liza Mundy, Women News

We’ve heard a lot about the downfall of marriage lately; less than half of adults in the U.S. are married, according to the latest 2011 PEW Study. ...

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Wall Street Has The Worst Pay Equality In America

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women, Financial Industry, Gender Gap, Video, Earning Gap, Financial Services, Financial Sector, Wall Street, Gender Wage Gap, Sexism, Gender Pay Gap, Big Banks, Business News

Wall Street is one place where it pays to be a guy. For people in financial-sector jobs -- such as insurance agents, security sales agents, financi...

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