The gender pay gap - the difference between what men and women are paid for the same role - has doubled from 2.9% in 2022 to 6.0% in April 2024. According to data pulled from over 1 million resumes in ...

BRIDGEPORT — Mayor Joe Ganim pledged his commitment “to ensuring all women feel supported and heard in their positions” after two high profile women in municipal government raised questions this week ...

We can never let it seem normal, or appropriate, when governments ban teaching topics that are controversial, in literature or science. Most of us old enough remember being appalled at the censorship ...

A new study has revealed the U.S. states where it is much harder to be a woman than a man. Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have the greatest level of gender inequality, according to a new paper in ...

Bedassa Tadesse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

It’s easy to see gender inequality as perpetuated by a few toxically masculine men, but gender bias is embedded in our social systems in many subtle ways too. One system that scientists have been ...

This Gender Assessment examines human capital endowments, economic opportunities, and voice and agency along the lines of the 2012 World Development Report (World Bank 2012) and the World Bank Group’s ...

Elisabeth Kelan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The COVID-19 pandemic appears likely to worsen inequalities in an enduring way, further widening the gap between haves and have-nots in advanced economies and reversing progress in developing ...