Gender Gap

Changing the World by Changing the Gender Gap

Leslie Grossman | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


Leslie Grossman

There was good news and bad news in the Gender Gap Index. The good news is that the health and education gaps are being closed. The bad news is that the economic and political gaps are not.

31 Reasons to Mind the Gender Gap

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


Susan Sawyers

When it comes to the gender gap, the United States is in a bad spot. Out of 134 countries, our democratic nation comes in 31st place.

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

Cheryl Saban | Posted 04.08.2009 | Living


Cheryl Saban

March 8th is recognized as International Women's Day. Did you know that girls aged 15 to 19 years old account for 50% of victims of sexual abuse worldwide?

The Shifting Power Balance: Is Gender the Issue?

Andrea Learned | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business


Andrea Learned

For today's organizations, gender disparity does indeed sound the alarm, but we need to look beyond gender in order to re-adjust the power balance effectively -- and for the good of all.

Let's Hear it for the Girls

Candy Spelling | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business


Candy Spelling

For the first time ever in our country's history -- due in part to recent massive layoffs and cutbacks -- women will soon outnumber men in the full-time U.S. workforce. Equal numbers and equal pay?

Will President Obama Invite Women into His Administration?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

With the announcement of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff, the names of other potential appointees have begun to surface. What concerns me is that not many names of women have been mentioned.

Obama Campaign Target: Blue-Collar Women Face Worst Gender Gap

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Philip N. Cohen

Except among the highest earners, women with only a high school degrees face the highest gender gaps compared with men at their own education level.

No Weigh!

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Darryle Pollack

Before you can say "Kirstie Alley", the men all line up by the scale, with absolutely no hesitation and no prodding whatsoever, and weigh themselves. No clearer divide exists between Mars and Venus.

Three Things You Should Know About Women's 'Opt-Out' from Work

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 07.27.2008 | Living


Philip N. Cohen

The latest news in the opt-out wars comes from two Berkeley economists - Jane Leber Herr and Catherine Wolfram - who report on a study of almost 1,000 Harvard graduates at their 15th reunion. Their main finding is that the profession these women went into had big effects on their odds of remaining employed.

Thomas B. Edsall

HuffPost Forum: Should The Dems Love White Guys, Or Dump Them?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One of the longer-running and more contentious strategic debates among Democrats and liberals involves the importance of white men -- especially white...

Surprise! Women On The Board Earn More

BusinessWeek | Jena McGregor | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


There's a new gender gap in the boardrooms of Big Business. And it's not the one you think. A new survey on corporate board pay has found that the med...