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More on the Mom Penalty
Whether we look at a cartoon on women’s “mental load” at home or a recent study on the gender pay gap in Denmark, the problem is the mommy penalty.
The Job Titles That Should Be Gender Neutral
Recognizing the importance of becoming gender neutral, groups that range from Nantucket’s Selectmen to the U.S. Marines are changing job titles.
Why Labor Unions Are Worried About Free Riders
With union membership declining, organized labor is worried about a Supreme Court decision on who has to pay an agency/fair share fee.
The Mystery of the STEM Paradox
Identifying the countries where women are more likely to select STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), scholars had some surprises.
What Uber Says About the Gender Pay Gap
Uber is gender blind. Callers do not select a male or female driver nor do they even know which gender could pick them up. Similarly, driver pay is based on an algorithm, not your gender. It relates to a base…
The Mom Penalty and the Dad Bonus
Confirming that children add to the gender pay gap, the motherhood penalty and the fatherhood bonus each create more of a spread between female and male earnings.
The Significance of a Beer Case
Because some young men who could not buy beer in Oklahoma said the law was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court had to look at gender discrimination.
What Not To Tell During a Job Interview
Trying to narrow the gender pay gap, states are passing legislation that prohibits a salary history question during job interviews.
The Downside of Interrupting Women
According to Supreme Court etiquette, the justices should not be interrupted by the attorneys who appear before them. Still though, the women are interrupted. The Supreme Court On average, female Supreme Court justices are interrupted three times as much as…