A California state agency is suing Activision Blizzard, the video game maker that produces Call of Duty, over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.After a two-year investigation, the state’s Department […]
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Back to news homeKnowing What Your Co-Worker Makes Doesn’t Close the Pay Gap
Carolyn Kopprasch earns $225,000 a year. Maria Thomas makes $267,890. Then comes Darcy Peters with a salary of $105,143.That information, taken in before I exchange pleasantries with these women, feels […]
Women and Social Security: How to Get the Biggest Check
As a single woman with no children, Karen Callahan is putting together the financial pieces that will protect her for a potentially long life on her own. A large piece […]
Victoria’s Secret Swaps Angels for ‘What Women Want.’ Will They Buy It?
The Victoria’s Secret Angels, those avatars of Barbie bodies and playboy reverie, are gone. Their wings, fluttery confections of rhinestones and feathers that could weigh almost 30 pounds, are gathering […]
For China’s Single Mothers, a Road to Recognition Paved With False Starts
For a few glorious weeks, Zou Xiaoqi, a single mother in Shanghai, felt accepted by her government.After giving birth in 2017, Ms. Zou, a financial worker, went to court to […]
China Wants to Boost Births. But It’s Wary of Losing Control.
When Fan Jianhua had her third daughter last April, she was afraid that she would be fined for violating China’s birth limits.Ms. Fan was already heavily in debt paying for […]
A Biologist, an Outlandish Stork and the Army of Women Trying to Save It
Life can change in an instant, as I experienced when I first laid my eyes on a tall and bizarrely striking bird known as the greater adjutant.It was India in […]
Uncounted in the Unemployment Rate, but They Want to Work
Robert Hesse was expecting an imminent promotion to manager of Sub Zero Ice Cream, a nitrogen ice cream shop in Ventura, Calif., when it shut down in March because of […]
Powell Says Better Child Care Policies Might Lift Women in Work Force
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, suggested on Wednesday that improved child care support policies from the government might help pull more women into the labor market.The Fed chief […]
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open
A few years ago, the economists Alicia Sasser Modestino and Justin Wolfers sat at the back of a professional conference and watched Rebecca Diamond, a rising star in their field, […]