By Jen Gann Bloomberg quotes the Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s Ariane Hegewisch, who has this to say of longer leaves: “It seems to slow down both women’s career advancement and labor force participation.” Annette [...]

By Laura Colby As explained on the campaign trail, Trump would give new mothers six weeks off with pay -- less than the minimum 14 weeks recommended by the United Nations’ International Labor Organization and [...]

By Gail Cornwall “More than half of all Americans, if they have to come up with $400 unexpectedly, they can’t,” says GoFundMe chief executive Rob Solomon. “A car repair can be the difference between finishing [...]

By Susan Antilla At the same time, scholars at the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington found that in 2015, women in the securities industry were earning 52 cents for every dollar men made. So much [...]

By Teresa Wiltz “We need to look for ways to support women in nontraditional jobs and overcome implicit bias to make sure that women are being hired at all levels,” Nielsen said. For women to [...]

By Lyanne Alfaro Seven months ago, without a plan, Claire Wasserman quit her $90,000-a-year job. That was not an unusual move for the 30-year-old, who has also worked as a marketer and producer. "I'm every parent's [...]