gender issues Archives

How the Gender Gap Has Barely Budged

Looking back 110 years from last Friday (March 3, 1913), we would have seen the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. The thousands of marchers had a larger than expected audience because the Wilson inauguration was the next day. While…

human capital

How College Majors Matter

Measured by the money we earn rather than satisfaction, the return on our investment in education can be called the college payoff.

technology

The Sexist Side of Space Suits

Hoping to move away from its male dominated space suit history, NASA is looking to the private sector for designs that include women.

Gender Issues

The Marriage Name Problem

A default choice by many women, keeping a maiden name tends to retain patriarchal power and expand the gender power gap.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and economics of abortion access

Gender Issues

The Economic Side of Abortion Access

In addition to the very crucial health impact of abortion access, its economic side adds to our understanding.

Sports

When Alphabetical Order Matters

Ranging from the Olympics to scholarly papers and with everything in between, alphabetical order is an equalizer.

human capital

How Gender Parity Starts With Toys and Ends in the Executive Suite

Empowering women, gender parity in California’s toy aisles could ripple to MBA programs and the top of the corporate suite.

Gender Issues

Why We Have a Chores Gap

Especially evident during pandemic lockdowns, at home we have a chores gap that determines who does the housework.

Gender Issues

How Men Named James Relate to Female CEOs

To assess the workplace gender gap among countries and companies, we need only look at the names James and Michael.

Gender Issues

How the Global Gender Gap Has Changed

In its annual Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum looks within countries to quantify gender parity.