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Gender Gap Among K Street CEOs: $600,000

Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Gender inequality is alive and well on K Street, Washington's notorious lobbying boulevard, according to a new report on CEO salaries is...

Where Are The Women On Late-Night TV?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women

Where are the female hosts on late-night TV? That's what a panel of guests addressed Wednesday on HuffPost Live. Dorian Hannaway, the former Dir...

Gals, Guns and the Gender Gap

Martha Burk | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Martha Burk

With the next election 18 months away, senators who bucked 90 percent of the public on the recent vote to expand background checks for gun buyers probably think time will fade the memory for voters. But if anything, it's energized the overwhelming majority that favors more controls.

'Women's Voices Are Not Better Than Men's, They're Different'

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women

New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand really wants women to run for public office. In an essay for PolicyMic about ending sexual assault in the mili...

Developing Solvers, Not Hackers

Margaret Honey | Posted 04.22.2013 | Technology
Margaret Honey

In my view, it's less about welcoming girls into the "brogrammer" club and more about broadening participation in STEM for young people in general, since that's where the need is so urgent and where the opportunities so abundant.

Another Thing Hurting Women In Science

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.22.2013 | Women

Working in the sciences is notoriously challenging for women -- men outnumber and out-earn them across the biological, life, physical and social scien...

The Question We Should Be Asking When It Comes To Female Leadership

Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.17.2013 | Women
Nina Bahadur

I don't buy into a "biological difference" that cannot be scientifically proven. But how could I reconcile my perspective with the mounds of research indicating that women do in fact lead differently?

Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

Christina Hoff Sommers | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Christina Hoff Sommers

Sweden seems to be an egalitarian, feminist utopia. So why are American women ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?

WATCH: The Most Inspiring Thing You're Going To See Today

Posted 04.05.2013 | Women

We've found the next must-see film on our list. "Girl Rising," a movie produced by the girls education campaign 10x10, tells the stories of nine y...

Is This Why There Are Fewer Women In Business?

Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.04.2013 | Women

One study might have discovered the reason for the business gender gap -- morality. Previous explanations for the underrepresentation of women in ...

A Field Mission to Turkey

Melis Figanmese | Posted 04.02.2013 | World
Melis Figanmese

How many adults do you know personally who cannot read or write? What if I opened a window to show you a world where literacy, access to education and women's rights are more uncommon than you may think?

Why College Women Need To Lean In

Posted 03.19.2013 | College

If there are less structural barriers on college campuses, why is there still a gendered leadership deficit? How can we encourage undergrad women to l...

The Confidence Gap on Campus: Why College Women Need to Lean In

Rachel Simmons | Posted 05.12.2013 | Women
Rachel Simmons

Speaking out, taking risks and being willing to rock the boat is what distinguishes campus leadership. In an information economy, a woman's skills will not be enough; her inner resume -- the personal authority and confidence to advocate for herself -- are essential.

Five Reasons Women Trail Men In Science

Posted 03.07.2013 | Science

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/06/2013 01:05 PM EST on LiveScience Though women now receive half the doctorates in ...

Just How Far Have Women Come For Equal Pay?

Posted 03.05.2013 | Women

Neale Godfrey | The Daily Muse "Equal pay for equal work” sounds like a simple concept, and the ideal way of life. But how close are we to actual...

Raise Your Hand If You Like Public Preschool

Margie Omero | Posted 04.24.2013 | Politics
Margie Omero

While support for working women in theory may pervade, so do daily struggles to balance work and family. Efforts to improve preschool options could greatly ease these hardships.

Women Don't Negotiate Because They're Not Idiots

Joan Williams | Posted 04.02.2013 | Women
Joan Williams

Linda Babcock herself, the author of the studies that gave rise to the "women don't ask" industry, has shown that women don't negotiate for a very simple reason: they sense -- correctly -- that it will hurt them if they do.

What Women Can Do About Gender Difference in the Workplace

Dr. Patty Ann Tublin | Posted 03.30.2013 | Women
Dr. Patty Ann Tublin

Women must stop seeing themselves as a minority in the workplace and view themselves as the realistic majority. In other words, women must create a major shift in mindset.

Davos Lightning Round: Where Do Good Policy and Good Business Align?

Ian Bremmer | Posted 03.27.2013 | Business
Ian Bremmer

2013-01-23-FinalDavosDiariesbanner.jpg Today I'm going to zap around the world a bit, outlining some global trends that are areas of opportunity, both for promoting the World Economic Forum's commitment to "improving the state of the world" and for businesses' bottom lines.

Conservative Women Mock Male Counterparts

Talking Points Memo | Posted 01.17.2013 | Politics

It didn’t take long for a panel of conservative women Wednesday night to begin mocking the men on their own side of the aisle. ...

Year of the Woman: Private Parts and Political Parties

Anna Greenberg | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics
Anna Greenberg

The 2012 conversation about the women's vote was not always edifying, but it did reveal and even reinforced the very limited ways that the candidates and the parties conceive of women's issues.

How The Gender Gap Is Holding All Of Us Back

AP | GREG KELLER | Posted 12.17.2012 | Business

PARIS -- Governments looking to boost growth should focus on further narrowing the "gender gap" that continues to hold women back in education, employ...

More Grim News For Women In Media

Posted 12.13.2012 | Media

There seems to be a major gender gap on lists rounding up the most notable deaths of the year. Mother Jones' Dana Liebelson examined lists from va...

Don't Like the Gender Gap? Women's Colleges Might Just Be the Answer

Elisabeth Pfeiffer | Posted 02.10.2013 | College
Elisabeth Pfeiffer

I wasn't perturbed by comments like "Is that a lesbian college?" or "Ew, you'll never see boys!" or "Why would you go to a women's college?" I knew most of my peers thought I was crazy, but I didn't care.

Republicans' Woman Problem Transcends Race

Margie Omero | Posted 01.13.2013 | Politics
Margie Omero

To claim the gender problem Republicans faced in 2012 is "merely" a race problem is the denial that has actually helped cement this pattern.