The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, headed by Heidi Hartmann, a MacArthur fellow and economist, continues to impress with its analysis of women’s pay, participation in the labour force, and social issues such as domestic violence. It has produced influential reports on low paid workers [...]

Companies often claim they can't find enough women qualified to take on C-suite or director positions. But there are plenty of women filling lower- and middle-management roles. In the U.S., women make up 51.4 percent of management, professional and related occupations, but just 4.8 percent [...]

Companies often claim they can't find enough women qualified to take on C-suite or director positions. But there are plenty of women filling lower- and middle-management roles. In the U.S., women make up 51.4 percent of management, professional and related occupations, but just 4.8 percent [...]

Working women likely won’t have pay equality with men in their lifetimes. Neither will their daughters. That’s one of the many depressing findings in a  report out Monday from Oxfam on the state of gender equality around the world. If the gap between men's and [...]

Working women likely won’t have pay equality with men in their lifetimes. Neither will their daughters. That’s one of the many depressing findings in a  report out Monday from Oxfam on the state of gender equality around the world. If the gap between men's and [...]