Equality
Women and People of Color Comprise Most Fired Federal Workers
New figures show women and POCs accounted for a majority of workers in the departments that have been targeted for layoffs.
Work and Money
Careers
So You Think You’re a Rocket Scientist? Not. So. Fast.
Media coverage of Katy Perry & Co.’s Blue Origin trip to space failed to acknowledge the many of women in space exploration who actually made history.
Parenting
Moms: Proving, Yet Again, They're Just As Dedicated
If employers want to retain talent, they need to build cultures that truly support mothers without penalizing ambition.
Economy
What the Market Meltdown Could Mean for Women
Financial crises and economic recessions tend to affect women most—both in visible and invisible ways.
Careers
When Your Boss Tells You to Come In 5 Days a Week, Here’s What You Can Say
After five years of work from home, return-to-office mandates are everywhere. But research shows that nobody really benefits—not even businesses.
Personal Finance
Trillions of Dollars Are About to Flow Into the Hands of (Mostly) Women. It’s As Big a Deal As It Sounds.
Women are set to be the primary inheritors of around $80 trillion—an enormous wealth transfer which has the potential to change our economic and social landscape.
Work and Money
More Women Are Entering Medicine — And It's Good for Everyone
Improved social support, more role models, and reduced bias in medical schools have fueled the change. When it comes to patient outcomes, it makes a difference.
Economy
As Always With Davos, A Question of Who Gets to Be in the Room
This year, over 50 heads of state are in attendance, as well as about 1,600 business leaders.
Careers
Permission to Fail
Failing is as much a part of freelancing as bragging about working from home in pajamas. But we don't all fail equally.
Careers
How I Met Your Other
Why, by dint of a husband being important, does his wife somehow become a less-than, no matter her qualifications?
Careers
The Compelling Case for Careful Self-Promotion
Women are told to lean in and dare to lead, to be a girlboss and to speak up. But nothing is easy about this. And none of it is risk-free.
Careers
When You're The Only Woman in The Room
A new report shows a fifth of women are the "only" woman in the room at work. At the current rate it will take two generations for women to stop being the odd one out.
Careers
The Idea of a 4-Day Workweek Dates Back Decades. Are We Finally Making Progress?
The U.K. government’s plan to give workers the right to request a four-day work week could be a win for gender equality.
Personal Finance
My Fiancé Died Young. Thank God We’d Planned Ahead.
Black women are more likely than any other group to lose a partner. Without proper financial planning, grief can turn very quickly into poverty.
Careers
Yes, Women Are Ambitious. Why Is That Such a Surprise?
Employers fall back on the tired old trope that “women lack ambition” in an attempt to paper over what’s really wrong.
Careers
Can We Please Stop Blaming the Gender Pay Gap on Women?
Despite purported attempts to close the gender pay gap, progress had been sluggish at best, writes Josie Cox in an excerpt from her book, "Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality."