As a general rule, Americans are bred to be hard workers, even when they're sick. However, a recent study out of the San Francisco-based Integrated Benefits Institute shows the short-term productivity gains of working through illness could affect long-term productivity costs. "The issue becomes problematic [...]

Despite improving since the 1960s, the gender pay gap is still quite wide in the United States. Moreover, the gap seems to have leveled off in recent years, remaining at a substantial level. In 2012, women's median earnings were just 78.3% those of men's median [...]

Why do women still earn less than men? No seriously, why? The gender wage gap has been a problem ever since  I Love Lucy was a primetime hit, and we still don't have a complete explanation. "Because sexist bosses," is the knee-jerk explanation, but it's [...]

Why do women still earn less than men? No seriously, why? The gender wage gap has been a problem ever since  I Love Lucy was a primetime hit, and we still don't have a complete explanation. "Because sexist bosses," is the knee-jerk explanation, but it's [...]

The progress in closing the gender wage gap has  stalled -- but not for the reasons you might think. The problem is not that women’s earnings aren’t keeping pace with men’s. In fact, over the past decade, men’s wages have fallen. The problem is that [...]