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Changing the World by Changing the Gender Gap

Leslie Grossman | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Politics, Leadership, Gender Gap, Education, Iceland, United States, World, Women, Laura Tyson, Larry Summers, Women in Business, Business, World Economic Forum, Gender Gap Index, World News
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.

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31 Reasons to Mind the Gender Gap

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Leadership, Politics, Women, Gender Gap, Education, Empowerment, Women and Politics, United States, Global Gender Gap Report, World Economic Forum, Saadia Zahidi, Laura Tyson, Ricardo Hausmann, Cherie Blair, Women's Funding Network, World News
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.

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Thank Heaven for Little Girls

Cheryl Saban | Posted 04.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Gender Gap, Sex Trafficking, Violence Against Women, International Women's Day, Domestic Violence, Living News
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?

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The Shifting Power Balance: Is Gender the Issue?

Andrea Learned | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Gender Balance, Gender Gap, Gender Stereotypes, Diversity, World Economic Forum, Business News
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.

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Let's Hear it for the Girls

Candy Spelling | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Gender Gap, Annual Salary, USA Today, Salary, Equal Pay, Workplace Issues, Jfk, Job Market, Business News
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?

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Will President Obama Invite Women into His Administration?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama, Gender Gap, Women, Obama Picks, Sexism, President Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
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.

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

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gender Gap, Women, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Blue Collar, Education, Discrimination, Politics News
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.

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No Weigh!

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Beauty, Weight, Gender Gap, Gender Stereotypes, Weighing Yourself, Weight Loss, Scales, Living News
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.

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

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 07.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Opt-Out Revolution, Women, Gender Gap, Segregation, Economy, Employment, Gender, Living News
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.

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Thomas B. Edsall

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

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

Read More: White Males Politics, Gender Gap, Democrats Gender, White Males Democrats, Democrats White Guys, White Male Voters, Republicans White Guys, Politics News

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

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Surprise! Women On The Board Earn More

BusinessWeek | Jena McGregor | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Gender Gap, Corporate Library, Big Business, Business News

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...

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