Based on recently released Census Bureau data, women made up almost half of the workforce last year. Yet, even working full-time and year-round, they were paid only 79 cents for every dollar men made. The wage gap varies considerably between states. Women receive 86 cents [...]

As the program director for the Student Parent Center at the University of California—Berkeley, Ginelle Perez has a big job. She helps undergraduates with children apply for university-owned family housing, connect with counseling services, line up subsidized child care and figure out how to manage [...]

Early in the morning on a Thursday in late September, I rolled my eyes as yet another kid sneezed on one of my first graders. Each day, as we trudge through the tiled hallways, runny noses and uncovered coughs greet us. Normally, I think nothing [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just how healthy is the U.S. job market? Despite steady hiring and falling unemployment, the question has provoked sharp debate and considerable uncertainty on the eve of the September jobs report. Will millions without jobs who aren't looking for one eventually start [...]

Here’s the question: Which brainy television game show came under fire recently for being inadvertently sexist? And the answer is … “Jeopardy!” During the game show on Monday night, host Alex Trebek revealed the category “What Women Want.” The generalization already had the program treading [...]

Here’s the question: Which brainy television game show came under fire recently for being inadvertently sexist? And the answer is … “Jeopardy!” During the game show on Monday night, host Alex Trebek revealed the category “What Women Want.” The generalization already had the program treading [...]