We’ve Got a Long Way to Go, Baby

We’ve Got a Long Way to Go, Baby

| Feb 19, 2014 | Economy / BusinessWhen General Motors named Mary Barra the company’s new CEO in December, the announcement made instant headlines. No woman had ever steered a major global automaker . But the hurrahs for GM’s historic hire turned into hoots of derision when a company filing...
What Obama Should Order Next: Paycheck Fairness

What Obama Should Order Next: Paycheck Fairness

| Feb 13, 2014 | Economy / BusinessWhen President Barack Obama talked about pay equity in his State of the Union speech last month and connected the dots between gender and low-wage work, advocates in the audience were ecstatic. Representative Rosa DeLauro, lead sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act...
The Men’s Club

The Men’s Club

| Aug 28, 2013 | Economy / BusinessMost people would probably guess that the upper echelon of corporate America is an exclusive, virtually males-only club. And they’d be right. A new Institute for Policy Studies report shows just how exclusive this club is. Over the past two decades, there are...
Where Are the Women?

Where Are the Women?

| | Rights / DemocracyAt the exact moment that I’m writing this, the New York Times homepage is displaying stories authored by 35 men — and eight women. And three of those eight articles were coauthored with men. You can find this data at WhoWritesFor, a website that tracks...